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BFA and Shadowlands Lore Interview with Steve Danuser and Windows Central

Windows Central interviewed World of Warcraft Lead Narrative designer Steve Danuser, sharing several insights gleaned from the Battle for Azeroth as well as insight on future storytelling coming in Shadowlands.

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Echoes of Ny'alotha Rewarded from Emissary Quests Fix - Bonus Reputation from Contracts Removed

Blizzard has addressed bugs rewarding Echoes of Ny'alotha from Emissary quests. As part of this fix, bonus reputation rewards from contracts are removed.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes 1.32.3 - Campaign, Art, Gameplay Fixes

Blizzard has posted the patch notes for the latest Warcraft III: Reforged update, which are relatively small and focus on campaign, art, and gameplay fixes. The patch with Ranked Ladders, Profiles, Clans, and Custom Campaigns is still on the way, but there is no ETA.

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The Year of the Phoenix and Ashes of Outland come to Hearthstone

Learn about Hearthstone's recent reveals, including Year of the Phoenix, Ashes of Outland, and the playable Demon Hunter class.

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Trial of Style Transmog Holiday (March 20-24)

The Trial of Style transmog holiday returns from March 20th through 24th. Earn Trial of Style Tokens for transmog ensembles.

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Blizzard Adds 100% Player Experience Buff - Winds of Wisdom

Due to the extraordinary times we find ourselves in, with many players around the world practicing self-isolation thanks to COVID-19, Blizzard has added a 100% experience buff to retail World of Warcraft.

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Restrictions Removed from Purchasing Role-Specific Azerite Essences with Echoes of Ny'alotha

Blizzard has made an update to the Echoes of Ny'alotha system, removing the restrictions from purchasing role-specific Azerite Essences from Echoes of Ny'alotha. This means that pure DPS classes can now purchase Tank or Healer Essences from the same activity without having that exact Essence on another character, similar to the way the Nazjatar and Mechagon Essences already worked.

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Return to Azeroth: Catching Up at 120 - Blizzard Official Level 120 Catch-up Article

Blizzard has posted its official level 120 catch-up article for players reaching just reaching 120 with the new XP boost event.

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Visions of N'Zoth Assaults for March 20th (NA)/21st (EU) - Mantid in Vale of Eternal Blossoms

It is the middle of the week, which means a minor assault flip has just happened on NA servers! The Mogu are gone from Vale and the Mantid take over as the driving force behind the minor assault for the rest of the week. EU servers will get their minor assault flip at 8pm CET on Saturday.

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Method Mayhem Finals - 3v3 Arena Tournament

The first edition of Method Mayhem is heading towards its conclusion, and we have the final week for the NA side of the tournament popping up this weekend! Season 1 is about to conclude this Saturday and Sunday, as we have 16 teams battling it out for the largest prize pool yet.

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WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 117 | XP Boosts, Vendor Flips, Routes and Worth-It Addon

Learn about the latest WoW Economy updates in our weekend wrap-up with SamadanPlaysWoW!

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Visions of N'Zoth Assaults for March 24th (NA)/25th (EU) - Black Empire in Vale, Aqir in Uldum

The weekly reset has happened on NA servers earlier today, and with them, assaults are changed! In this post we're highlighting the new rares and rewards from each assault. EU servers will have their assault changed to the same ones in this post on their weekly reset by tomorrow morning.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for March 24th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and there's no Split Personality this week once again! If you haven't done your 5 Mask run yet for Orgimmar, this is a great week to attempt it.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 53 - First Malefic Core Now Available

With the Weekly Reset on March 24th (NA) / 25th (EU), the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 53. If you upgraded your Legendary Cloak to Rank 15 last week, you can acquire and use a Malefic Core to upgrade your Cloak to this new cap.

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March 24th Hotfixes - Atal'Dazar and Temple of Sethraliss Ground Visuals

Blizzard has posted a small list of hotfixes - the ground visuals for Tainted Blood and Call Lightning will remain visible when Projected Textures is disabled in the System Settings menu.

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Shadowlands Alpha Encrypted Build 9.0.1.33819

Blizzard has shipped another encrypted Shadowlands Alpha build: 9.0.1.33819.

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March 25th Hotfixes - Black Chitinous Plate and Malevolent Drone Drop More Frequently During Aqir Assault

For March 25th hotfixes, the Black Chitinous Plate pet and Malevolent Drone mount drop more frequently during the Aqir Assault.

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Malefic Cores Can Be Obtained the Week the Legendary Cloak Reaches Rank 15

We previously reported that you needed to upgrade your Legendary Cloak to Rank 15 last week in order to receive a Malefic Core this week. However, players who reach rank 15 of the Legendary Cloak are able to also receive a Malefic Core that same week.

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Legacy Loot Rules Coming to Legion Dungeons and Raids on Next Weekly Reset

Blizzard has announced that legacy loot rules will be coming to Legion dungeons and raids on the next weekly reset. If you have transmog that you wish to farm from the previous expansion, this will be the time to do so!

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Classic Burning Crusade Character Creation Survey Sent by Blizzard

Blizzard has sent a survey about Classic Burning Crusade character creation preferences to many players today.

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Patch 8.3 for Alts Guide - How to Prepare Your Level 120 Alts for Shadowlands

We've prepared a guide to quickly getting your fresh level 120 alts set for Shadowlands, including easy ways to gear up, spots you can skip quests in the legendary questline, and ways to keep track of numerous alts and their weekly chores.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 118 | Legion Loot, Comp Stomp & Goldmaking Advice

Learn about the latest WoW Economy updates in our weekend wrap-up with SamadanPlaysWoW!

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The Story of The World of Warcraft: Traveler Series with Nobbel87

For this month's lore spotlight with Nobbel87, we're diving into the World of Warcraft: Traveler trilogy, a series aimed at younger audiences discovering Azeroth for the first time. The series was introduced in November 2016, with the first two books written by Greg Weisman and the final book by Madeleine Roux, the author of the upcoming Shadowlands prequel novel Shadows Rising.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner and Giveaway - Cher Ro

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Cher Ro, as well as a giveaway for a digital avatar drawing.

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Mythic Dungeon International Now A Remote Broadcast

Blizzard has announced that the upcoming Mythic Dungeon International will continue as planned but the event will be moving to a remote broadcast with Talent casting the event from home.

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WoW Dresses Recreated in Animal Crossing: New Horizons by Kuridel

Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons right now? Artist Kuridel has recreated many classic and popular WoW dresses as cloth designs in the game!

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 56

With the Weekly Reset on March 31st (NA) / April 1st (EU), the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 56.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for March 31st

The Horrific Vision of Stormwind is back this week with Split Personality and Haunting Shadows in the Lost Areas. Be careful!

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Shadowlands Alpha Encrypted Build 9.0.1.33874

Another encrypted Shadowlands Alpha build is here - 9.0.1.33874.

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New Anduin and Sylvanas Art Prints for Sale on Blizzard Store

The Blizzard Gear Shop has added four pieces of artwork, available in framed or canvas options, including Anduin and Sylvanas.

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Hotfixes for March 31: Ashvane Warden, Legacy Loot on Legion Content

Hotfixes for March 31 include a hotfix to a Tol Dagor mob and the enabling of legacy loot rules for Legion content, announced last week.

8.3.5 PTR Build 33841: Gift of N'Zoth Rewards (Character Customization/Pepe), War Campaign Cosmetics, Surfboard Mounts

There's an 8.3.5 PTR after all and we're kicking off datamining discoveries with some exciting finds! We're finally getting rewards for holding onto the Gift of N'Zoth, including character customization options, and we've also discovered summer promotion Surfboard mounts and and cosmetic rewards for completing the Battle for Azeroth War Campaign.

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World of Warcraft Patch 8.8.8 Build 88888 Patch Notes

Blizzard has posted the latest content update notes for Patch 8.8.8 Build 88888, featuring Kul Tiran Worgen and Highmountain Goblin.

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Jaina and Sylvanas Figurines On Sale at Blizzard Shop

If the Jaina and Sylvanas statues for sale seemed pricey, there's now cheaper options on the Blizzard Gear Shop: six inch figures for $36.99.

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Community Round-Up: April Fools 2020 in the Blizzard World

As another April Fools comes to an end, many sites and places had their fun on this day full of tricksters. On this post, we have compiled many of the Blizzard-related April Fools we saw in 2020, including the ones we made here at Wowhead!

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Wowhead Weekly #224 - Classic TBC Survey, April Fools, New Blizzard Merch

For Wowhead Weekly #224, Annie and Perculia discuss the latest WoW news including the recent Classic Burning Crusade survey and new Blizzard merchandise, as well as community offerings for April Fools.

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Player Earns Every Single World of Warcraft Achievement in Battle for Azeroth

Xirev from ❮Colour❯ on Vashj (EU) has earned all 3,927 achievements in World of Warcraft for a grand total of 33,585 achievement points.

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Weapon Illusion Glow Effects Now Available in the Wowhead Dressing Room

We're pleased to announce that you can now display weapon illusion glow effects in our Dressing Room model viewer.

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WoW Beta Product No Longer Deprecated in Battle.net - Shadowlands Alpha Next Week?

The WoW Beta product is no longer deprecated in the Battle.net client as of Friday afternoon, and also uses Shadowlands assets for installation.

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The Removal of Class Tier Sets - Battle For Azeroth Retrospective

In Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard removed Tier Sets, instead introducing Azerite Armor and making gear transmogs that are themed around the Season. Both the art and set bonus aspects of Tier Sets were designed with class identity in mind and I believe tier sets have been missed throughout Battle for Azeroth.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 119 | Gold Making Tips, Guides & Flowcharts

Learn about the latest WoW Economy updates in our weekend wrap-up with SamadanPlaysWoW!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Alpha Predictions

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss what they hope to see in early Shadowlands alpha builds.

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WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Mulgore for April 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Mulgore for April 2020, running from the 6th through 12th. The Faire will be available in Elwynn Forest in May 2020.

WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Mulgore for April 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Mulgore for April 2020, running from the 6th through 12th. The Faire will be available in Elwynn Forest in May 2020.

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Shadowlands Developer Update - Closed Alpha Invites This Week

Blizzard has finally posted a Shadowlands developer update--the first round of invitations to the closed alpha are this week!

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Return of Conquest PvP Vendors in Shadowlands

With the Shadowlands Alpha development update today, Blizzard also revealed a much-requested feature: the return of PvP Vendors!

Return of Conquest PvP Vendors in Shadowlands

With the Shadowlands Alpha development update today, Blizzard also revealed a much-requested feature: the return of PvP Vendors!

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Shadowlands Covenant Preview - Early Look At All Class Covenant Abilities

Blizzard has shared a preview of the covenant system in Shadowlands, including descriptions of all the available class-specific covenant abilities.

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Ashes of Outland - Hearthstone goes Burning Crusade

With the upcoming Year of the Phoenix and its first expansion, Ashes of Outland, a phoenix called Hearthstone once again rises from the nutritious ashes that are the roots of the Warcraft universe.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Matchmaking System Update

Blizzard has updated the matchmaking system calculations in Warcraft III: Reforged, allowing for a more-accurate representation of player skill at higher levels.

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WoW Classic Zul'Gurub and Green Dragons Unlock April 15th

The next WoW Classic content phase, featuring Zul'Gurub and the Dragons of Nightmare, unlocks 3pm Pacific on April 15th.

Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 59

With the Weekly Reset on April 7th (NA) / April 8th (EU), the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 59.

Classic Free Character Transfer - Incendius, Faerlina, Whitemane, Firemaw

Together with the announcement of Zul'Gurub release date, Blizzard has announced Free Character Transfers from the following servers, starting later today. This setting has been enabled in order to reduce the queue time on those realms.

Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for April 7th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week with both Split Personality and Leaden Foot.

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Shadowlands Class Changes Preview - Early Preview of Class Changes and Class Philosophy

Blizzard has shared a preview of the class changes coming in Shadowlands and their design philosophy going forwards.

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Two-handed Frost Death Knights in Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced that Frost Death Knights in Shadowlands can once again choose between dual wielding one-handed weapons or using a single two-handed weapon.

Hunter Pet Stable Size Receiving Large Increase in Shadowlands

With more and more interesting Hunter Pets to tame, especially in the upcoming Shadowlands expansion, Blizzard has announced that the Hunter Stable size will be significantly increased.

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Warlock Curses Returning in Shadowlands - Tongues, Recklessness, Weakness, Doom

Among the class changes revealed by Blizzard, Warlocks are getting some of their most iconic abilities back: Curses! Curses in BFA were very limited to two curses being PvP talents.

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Shadowlands Update: Bastion and the Kyrian Covenant

Blizzard has posted their preview of Bastion and the Kyrian Covenant in Shadowlands, including a look at a few more of the Kyrian-specific armor sets.

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Classic Free Character Transfer - Incendius, Faerlina, Whitemane, Firemaw

Together with the announcement of Zul'Gurub release date, Blizzard has announced Free Character Transfers from the following servers, starting later today. Post has been edited with the list of realm destinations.

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Shadowlands New Starting Experience Preview

Blizzard has posted a new blog on the upcoming new starting experience in Shadowlands!

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Demon Hunters, Death Knights, and Allied Races Will Begin at Level 10 in Shadowlands

Blizzard has announced that in Shadowlands, Demon Hunters, Death Knights, and Allied Races will begin at level 10 due to the level squish, instead of level 98, 55, and 20 respectively.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978 - Datamining Discoveries!

The first Shadowlands Alpha build we can datamine is here, build 9.0.1.33978! We will be posting our

Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978 - New Faction Names

Early look at some names of new factions in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Alpha Preamble - Build 33978 Preamble

In this post, you will find our preamble datamining for Shadowlands including map names and global strings.

Shadowlands Alpha Achievements - Allied Race Requirements No Longer Require Exalted

Early look at the new achievements in Shadowlands including a change to the allied race requirements to no longer required exalted with the related reputation.

Shadowlands Scenario Steps Including Tyrande (Spoilers)

Early look at some scenario steps which could hint at questlines in Shadowlands including Tyrande. Story spoilers.

Early Look at Mounts from Shadowlands Alpha Build 33978

Early look at the mount names and descriptions from Shadowlands Alpha build 33978, including the Horned Horse!

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Shadowlands Alpha New Models Including Ysera and Sylvanas

We're starting up our Shadowlands model datamining post, including Ysera and Sylvanas!

Shadowlands Alpha New Dungeon and Raid Bosses

First look at the Shadowlands Alpha bosses from the encounter journal.

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Shadowlands Alpha New Models Including Kael'thas, Bolvar, Ysera and Sylvanas

We're starting up our Shadowlands model datamining post, including Ysera and Sylvanas! Edit: We've added many more models to the post, including Bolvar, Kael'thas, Lady Vashj, and Maw Jailer.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978 - Broadcast Text - Bwomsamdi, Vol'jin, Winter Queen

In this post, we highlight the broadcast text present in the first Shadowlands Alpha build.

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Spell Density Options and Gamepad Support Strings Found

With all the exciting new things already uncovered in today's Shadowlands datamining, a few interesting settings seem to have also been snuck in, including spell density options and gamepad support!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978 New Icons

Check out the hundreds of new icons from today's Shadowlands alpha build!

Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978 - New Maps

In this post, we highlight all the maps present in the first Shadowlands Alpha build.

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Shadowlands Alpha Weapon Models - Build 33978

Early preview of the new weapon models datamined in Shadowlands Alpha build 33978, including weapons named after different Covenants.

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Class Changes for Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978

In this post we take an early look at class changes from Shadowlands Alpha build 33978. Note that this is our first datamining pass, so information may be incomplete!

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New Profession Changes - Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.33978

In this post, we take an early look at profession changes from Shadowlands Alpha build 33978. Note that this is our first datamining pass, so information may be incomplete!

Shadowlands Alpha Covenants Cloak Transmogs - Build 33978

Early preview of the new back model transmogs datamined in Shadowlands Alpha build 33978, including back models for all Covenants.

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Shadowlands Class Changes - Target Capping AoE Abilities

With the recent massive list of spell changes coming in Shadowlands, one easily overlooked but very important change is that many AoE abilities are being capped between 5 and 8 targets, seemingly intended to cut back on using cooldowns to burst down inordinately large pulls in Mythic+ dungeons and raids.

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New Shadowlands Armor - Helms, Shoulders, Collections - Build 33978

As we wait for Wowhead's database and Dressing Room to fully update for Shadowlands transmog, we are bringing you a preview of new helms, shoulders, and collection doodads in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Music - Build 33978

Datamined music from the Shadowlands Alpha client. We currently do not know where this is from, but it sounds like it could be from Bastion or Oribos.

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Some Profession Drums Nerfed to 15% Haste in Shadowlands

Within the spell changes for Shadowlands Alpha, we found out that some Profession Drums ( Drums of Fury and Drums of Rage) including the new Drums of Deathly Ferocity are being nerfed compared to their BFA versions. BFA Drums provide a replacement for Bloodlust/ Heroism but only provide 25% Haste instead of 30%. In Shadowlands, they provide 15% Haste instead.

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Shadowlands Mount Models (Build 33978) - Mounts for Each Zone

Early look at the mount names and descriptions from Shadowlands Alpha build 33978, including the Horned Horse! Edit: We have added many models for Shadowlands mounts.

Shadowlands Alpha - Possible New Death Knight Runeforging Spells

Death Knight's Runeforging hasn't really been updated in a long time and in Shadowlands, a Death Knight focused expansion, there are some hints at some possible new Runeforges.

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Shadowlands Kyrian NPC Models - Build 33978

Bastion, one of the zones in Shadowlands, is inhabited by the noble Kyrian. In this post, we will preview the various Kyrian models we've datamined in the Shadowlands alpha, including Dark Kyrian, who all have interesting wings.

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Shadowlands Alpha Human Eyes and Makeup Character Customization - Build 33978

One of the promised changes in Shadowlands was the addition of new character customizations. First up, we're demonstrating new eye colors for Humans and makeup for Female Humans!

Shadowlands Build 33978 Encounter Journal - Dungeon and Raid Bosses

We now have the encounter journal for the first Shadowlands Alpha build. You can view the known dungeon and raid bosses with their current abilities!

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Shadowlands Armor Sets - Oribos Questing and Bastion

In this post, we will present some of the datamined armor sets in Shadowlands marked as Oribos Questing and Bastion.

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List of Night Fae's Soulshape Forms in Shadowlands

With the first Shadowlands Alpha build, we were able to retrieve the list of forms that players can transform if they choose to follow the Night Fae Covenant.

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Wowhead's Shadowlands Alpha Database Now Up - Spells, Items, Achievements

Wowhead's Shadowlands Alpha database is now up in an early form! You can browse all of the new spells, items, achievements, and more.

Shadowlands Covenant Abilities Deep Dive - Cooldown, Duration, Range, Other Effects

With the recent datamining of Shadowlands, we've scoured our database and have found the specifics about the upcoming Shadowlands Covenant abilities including their cooldown, duration, percentages and other effects. There are even some Covenant abilities which didn't make it into the Official Blizzard Preview!

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First Look at Shadowlands Consumables - Weapon Oils, Sharpening Stones, Many Enchant Slots

With the start of Shadowlands datamining, we have our first look at consumables in the expansion, many of which have a throwback feel to Classic WoW such as weapon oils and sharpening stones.

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Sprite Darter Cosmetic Transmog Set - Decrypted Armor Set

We have a special armor set to present, the Sprite Darter Cosmetic Transmog set, which was previously decrypted and hidden.

A Note About BlizzCon 2020 - BlizzCon Might Not Be Feasible

Blizzard has posted an official note about BlizzCon 2020 on its website, explaining the current situation. Currently, due to the Covid19 pandemic, they aren't sure if the event will happen and are still evaluating the situation. They will share more information as soon as it is decided to prepare the community.

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Battle for Azeroth on Sale - Save 50% on BFA and Digital Deluxe Items Through Aprl 12

Blizzard has just tweeted that Battle for Azeroth is now on sale until Sunday, April 12th. For this time, both Battle for Azeroth and Digital Deluxe items are on sale for 50% off.

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Shadowlands Alpha First Wave of Invites Being Sent Out

Blizzard has started sending out the first wave of Shadowlands Alpha Invites! The Alpha servers are named The Maw and Oribos.

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Shadowlands Alpha Feedback Forums Now Live

Blizzard has just activated the Shadowlands Alpha feedback forums, covering Covenants, questing and more.

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Shadowlands Talent Calculator Now Live - New Talents And What Level You Learn Abilities At

Our Shadowlands Talent Calculator is now up! Check out all of the new and changed talents datamined for the expansion. Our talent calculator will also show all class abilities as well as what levels you learn them at after the squish.

Demon Hunters and Death Knights Now Begin Shadowlands at Level 8

In another blog update and confirmed on the Alpha, Blizzard has noted that Demon Hunters and Death Knights will now begin Shadowlands at Level 8, not level 10 and play through their starting experience before moving on around level 10.

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New Shadowlands Quest Markers and Map Pins

With the Shadowlands Alpha having just gone live, we're already finding new things to highlight! There are new quest markers which add the functionality of the popular addon TomTom, pointing you in the direction of quest objectives, and map pins, which can be placed on the map and even shared amongst your party.

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Shadowlands Development Update Notes for April 9th - Level 53 Cap, Bastion Open

Blizzard has posted an overview of what is testable in the first Shadowlands alpha build. Players can level through Bastion up to level 53 as well as test out the Necrotic Wake dungeon, Alliance starting experience, and class changes.

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Shadowlands Alpha Level and Item Level Squish Details

With the Shadowlands Alpha now live, we now have details on the upcoming level and item level squish. Want to know what level your alts will be after the expansion goes live, or what previous expansions Item Levels will be? This post should have the answers.

Liveblog of the Sloot Interview with Ion Hazzikostas

Sloot is interviewing Game Director Ion Hazzikostas on his Twitch Stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Alts Can Learn Flying at Level 25

One of the main questions people have with the upcoming level squish in Shadowlands is when you will be able to fly on your alts. We just discovered that mounting is unlocked when creating your character and flying is unlocked at level 25!

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Shadowlands Alpha - Exile's Reach Alliance Warlock Playthrough

Exile's Reach is a new starting zone experience, aimed at new players. The Alliance version of Exile's Reach is available for testing and we played through it! Story spoilers.

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AoE Changes in Shadowlands

Blizzard has outlined the reasons for their AoE changes in Shadowlands.

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New Worgen Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Worgen character customization options in Shadowlands.

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New Pandaren Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Pandaren character customization options in Shadowlands--body fur and eye color. Don't forget, there are still more options on the way as Alpha is in early development!

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New Blood Elf Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Blood Elf character customization options in Shadowlands, including skin, hair, and eye color.

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Shadowlands Covenant Ability Upgrades

We've found some spells that modify the Covenant abilities in powerful ways including cooldown reduction, increased damage, survivability and unique class-specific effects! Unfortunately, we already completely sure of the origin of these upgrades and they could be out of date, only usable in Torghast, on Legendaries or part of the Soulbinds system.

Shadowlands Covenant Ability Upgrades

We've found some spells that modify the Covenant abilities in powerful ways including cooldown reduction, increased damage, survivability and unique class-specific effects! Unfortunately, we already completely sure of the origin of these upgrades and they could be out of date, only usable in Torghast, on Legendaries or part of the Soulbinds system.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Unread Mail Now Displayed in the Character Selection Screen

The first Shadowlands Alpha is currently available for testing, and a nice quality of life change has been discovered: If your character has unread mail from other characters, you will be able to see it from your character list!

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Shadowlands Soulbinds System Early Alpha Preview

While not available for testing in Alpha right now, the first Shadowlands build has unveiled more details for the Soulbind system.

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WoW Classic Zul'Gurub Raid Resets - EU Will Reset 9 Hours After Launch

Blizzard has clarified that Zul'Gurub in WoW Classic will have a 3-day reset timer, and the EU reset time will occur at 9am CEST on April 16th, 9 hours after the raid launches.

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Liveblog of the Shadowlands Lore Interview with Steve Danuser and Taliesin & Evitel

Taliesin & Evitel is interviewing Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser on their Twitch Stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Classic Transfers Closing Soon - Horde to Incendius Realm, Paid Transfers

Blizzard has announced that Free Character Moves from Horde players to the Incendius realm will close today at 10 am Pacific Time. Along with the Free Character Moves, Paid Transfers to Incendius, Faerlina, and Whitemane will be also disabled at the same time.

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Cover Art Revealed for Shadows Rising Novel - Shadowlands Prequel Story

Shadows Rising, the prequel novel to Shadowlands by Madeleine Roux, just had its cover art revealed. This novel, releasing on July 14th, will follow the Alliance and Horde as they rebuild from Battle for Azeroth and try to find Sylvanas, who has her own nefarious plans.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Hints to the Shadowlands Introduction Event (Story Spoilers)

In the Shadowlands Alpha, Bastion is currently being tested, including the entire storyline for the zone. The first few dialogues in Bastion gives hints as to what happens in the expansion introduction. Story spoilers.

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New Dwarf Character Customization Options in Shadowlands Including Tattoos

In this post, we take an early look at some new Dwarf character customization options in Shadowlands, including tattoos, hair color, and eye color.

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New Night Elf Character Customization Options in Shadowlands Including Tattoos

In this post, we take an early look at some new Night Elf character customization options in Shadowlands, including male tattoos, hair color, and skin tone.

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New Draenei Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Draenei character customization options, including skin tone and hair color.

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Shadowlands Class Changes Update - Frost Mage Winter's Chill No Longer Group Wide

Blizzard has posted an update on class changes coming in Shadowlands, noting that Frost Mages' Winter's Chill debuff is no longer group wide.

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Shadowlands Skybox in Icecrown

We've got some great shots of the new Skybox above Icecrown Citadel from the Shadowlands Alpha! Although we're skipping the story beats in this round of testing, the hole in the sky created when Sylvanas shatters the Helm of Dominion is massive and can be seen throughout Icecrown.

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Necrolords Maldraxxus Covenant Transmog Sets

We've now datamined one of the tints of the Necrolords Covenant Transmog set for all Armor types, as well as 3 Tiers of Covenant-specific Cloaks! These sets are one of multiple tints of the Necrolords Covenant Transmog.

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Shadowlands Alpha - New Ghost Form Animations

Although you are in the realm of the dead in Shadowlands, you can still most definitely die. However, the surrounding world is much different while you're in Ghost form!

Shadowlands Alpha - New Ghost Form Animations

Although you are in the realm of the dead in Shadowlands, you can still most definitely die. However, the surrounding world is much different while you're in Ghost form!

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Early Preview of Torghast, the Tower of the Damned in Shadowlands

While Torghast is not yet available in Shadowlands Alpha, the first build has revealed many interesting details about the Tower of the Damned, including more information about systems hinted at during BlizzCon 2019.

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Mythic Dungeon International 2020 Cup #1 Livestream

The first cup of the Mythic Dungeon International 2020 is starting. This cup will be streamed on YouTube and contain the first look at the Awakened Affix and contain the Operation: Mechagon Junkyard and Workshop keys.

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Night Fae Ardenweald Covenant Transmog Sets

We've now datamined one of the tints of the Night Fae Covenant Transmog set for all Armor types, as well as 3 Tiers of Covenant-specific Cloaks! These sets are one of multiple tints of the Night Fae Covenant Transmog.

Early Shadowlands Soulbind Calculator Now Live on Wowhead

We have created a soulbind calculator on Wowhead, so you can see what abilities you will access when soulbound to an NPC in your chosen covenant.

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New Troll Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Troll character customization options, including face and body tattoos.

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Classic Noblegarden Holiday Guide - Hunt Eggs for RP Gear

Classic will have its first edition of Noblegarden starting tomorrow, April 12th. In the Classic version of the event, players can hunt for Brightly Colored Egg for rewards.

New Undead Character Customization Options in Shadowlands - Hide Bones

In this post, we take an early look at some new Undead character customization options, including the option to hide bones.

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Venthyr Revendreth Covenant Transmog Sets

We've now datamined one of the tints of the Venthyr Covenant Transmog set for Cloth, Leather, and Mail armor types, as well as 3 Tiers of Covenant-specific Cloaks! These sets are one of multiple tints of the Venthyr Covenant Transmog.

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Biggest Lore Reveals in Early Shadowlands Alpha - Tyrande, Vol'jin, Kael'thas

Shadowlands is packed with characters and story elements, expanding on previously unanswered questions and bringing new questions to the fore.

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Shadowlands Bastion Zone Preview

Bastion is a paradisaical realm in the Shadowlands that is ruled by the Kyrian Covenant. Souls that did noble deeds in life ascend to Bastion, such as Uther.

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Faun Ardenweald NPC Models in Shadowlands

We've datamined several dozen new Faun models on the Shadowlands Alpha! They are highly detailed, with several customizations including varied horn type, skin color, hair color, clothing type, and accessories. Considering their similarities to the Vulpera, could these faun be a future allied race?

Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 120 | Shadowlands Alpha Professions & Gold Making

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up goes over the brand-new details on professions in the alpha!

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New Orc Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Orc character customization options, including face and body tattoos. Do keep in mind that this is the early Alpha, and more customization options are likely coming.

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New Gnome Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Gnome character customization options, including skin tone and eye color. Do keep in mind that this is the early Alpha, and more customization options are likely coming.

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Plate Maw Raid Shadowlands Armor Set

In this post, we present the plate armor tints for the "Maw Raid" armor set in Shadowlands!

Cloth Maw Raid Shadowlands Armor Set

We have now datamined the Maw Cloth transmog set from the Shadowlands Alpha. We currently have 3 tints available for viewing, but there are 6 tints in total!

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Kyrian Bastion Covenant Transmog Sets

We've now datamined several tints of the Kyrian Covenant Transmog set for Cloth, Leather, and Plate armor types, as well as 3 Tiers of Covenant-specific Cloaks! These sets are one of multiple tints of the Kyrian Covenant Transmog.

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Vampire Revendreth NPC Models in Shadowlands

We've datamined several dozen new Vampire models on the Shadowlands Alpha! They are highly detailed, with many customizations including hair color, hair style, accessories, and numerous apparel options.

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Shadowlands Bastion Larion and Phalynx Questline (Story Spoilers)

Bastion is home to many new creatures. In one specific sideline quest, you will learn more about two of them, the winged cats known as Larions, and the automaton cats known as the Phalynx.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Roundup

With the Shadowlands Alpha launching earlier this week, many class changes and systems were revealed in the first batch of datamining. We wanted to roundup all the Shadowlands Alpha class changes so far in case you've missed any of these posts!

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Noblegarden Springs To Life - Available From April 13 to 19

Noblegarden 2020 has just begun on WoW servers! Blizzard has released a blue post stating all that has been added this year.

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Blizzard Requesting Feedback on Re-Added Layering to Shorten Queues

With some WoW Classic realms experiencing hour long queues, Blizzard is looking for feedback. They're asking if players would want to have layering re-enabled on these high population servers to add a second layer to these servers to shorten the queue.

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Wowhead Weekly #225 - Shadowlands Alpha Recap

For Wowhead Weekly #225, Annie and Perc discuss all the content and datamiming updates from the first week of playable Shadowlands alpha.

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Kyrian and Swolekin Bastion NPC Models in Shadowlands

We've datamined several dozen Kyrian models on the Shadowlands Alpha! They are highly detailed, with many customizations including hair style, accessories, and numerous apparel options. We've also included models of the Swolekins in Bastion!

Class Stat Buffs Nerfed in Shadowlands

With Shadowlands Alpha, Arcane Intellect( Mage), Battle Shout( Warrior), and Power Word: Fortitude( Priest) were nerfed from 10% to 5% effectiveness. This change brings the buffs to the same value from the debuffs, Chaos Brand( Demon Hunter) and Mystic Touch( Monk).

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Blizzard Response to Shadowlands Balance, Feral and Restoration Druid Class Changes

Blizzard has posted a response on the Shadowlands forums, responding to comments about Balance, Feral and Restoration Druid questions and feedback, noting things like Astral Power, Bloodtalons and Swiftmend.

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The Necrotic Wake: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of The Necrotic Wake, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This is dungeon is located in Bastion, home of the Kyrian Covenant.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Bastion Storyline Summary and Playthrough

Bastion is the first zone that players will level in Shadowlands, lasting all the way to level 52. In this post, we have a plot summary for the Bastion storyline, as well as a full rundown of the quests you need to do to complete the leveling storyline in the zone! Story spoilers.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Shadowlands Alpha Recap

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss everything from the first build of the Shadowlands alpha, including new models and spoilers!

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 62

With the Weekly Reset on April 14th (NA) / April 15th (EU), the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 62.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for April 14th

The Horrific Vision of Stormwind is back this week with the same Madnesses as the last Stormwind week. This means that Split Personality and Haunting Shadows are active in the Lost Areas for the third Stormwind week in a row.

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Preview of Torghast, Tower of the Damned

Blizzard has released a preview of the upcoming Shadowlands feature Torghast, Tower of the Damned. Blizzard will be only testing a few classes at this time, starting with Demon Hunter, Mage, Priest, and Warlock.

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Revendreth Lore - Storyline Leading into Torghast (Spoilers)

We've datamined some Revendreth story text that explains the plot leading up to Torghast and reveals who was behind the anima drought in the Shadowlands. Story spoilers!

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Cross Realm Ny'alotha Available Next Reset - Alliance Hall of Fame Complete

The Hall of Fame for Ny'alotha will be closing soon for the Alliance faction with over 100 Alliance Guilds having defeated Mythic N'Zoth. After this lockout, cross-realm Mythic Ny'alotha should become available starting on the next weekly reset.

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Changes to the 2020 Arena World Championships

The 2020 Arena World Championship will now be held entirely online, instead of culminating in a multi-region LAN tournament this summer, which has led to changes with the tournament schedule and prize pool split.

Best Enchants in Phase 4 of Classic WoW

Zul'Gurub goes live with Phase 4 of Classic WoW on April 15th, and with it comes a new reputation, tier sets, and several new rewards. Today, we're taking a look at all the best new enchants players will gain access to and how to get them.

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Possible Blood Elf Female Customization Option - Body Jewelry

We've datamined some interesting body jewelry for Blood Elf Female characters, which could possibly be a customization option in Shadowlands.

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New Goblin Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Goblin character customization options, including skin tone and hair color.

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Shadowlands Alpha Human Hair Color and Face Character Customization

We've found more character customizations for Humans in Shadowlands Alpha with hair colors and face customizations!

New Worgen Character Customization Options in Shadowlands

In this post, we take an early look at some new Worgen character customization options in Shadowlands. Edit: Now updated with additional eye customizations.

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Silithus and the Cenarion Circle Coming in Phase 4 of Classic WoW

Blizzard has updated their bluepost clarifying that Silithus and Cenarion Circle quests are making their way to WoW Classic in Phase 4 on Wednesday, April 15th. While a seemingly minor footnote, Phase 4 introduces the central outpost of Cenarion Hold in Silithus and allow players to start building reputation with Cenarion Circle, setting them up for future content coming in Phase 5 with the War Effort and Ahn'Qiraj.

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The Great Noblegarden Egg Hunt 2020

.news-post-style-full .news-post-content .tabbed-contents {background:none; box-shadow:none; border-top:2px solid #333; padding-bottom:0; padding-left:0; padding-right:0}Spring is in the air and Noblegarden is coming to Azeroth! For the tenth consecutive year, it's coming to Wowhead as well! We've got tons of prizes to create a Brightly Colored Egg hunt you'll remember.

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WoW Classic Best in Slot Guides Updated for Zul'Gurub - Find the Best Loot in Phase 4 for All Classes

We've updated our Class Guides with Best in Slot for Phase 4 and Zul'Gurub! ZG contains several new pieces of gear to chase and very powerful enchants for every class.

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Mini Secret Spectral Toy Found in Shadowlands Alpha - Scroll of Aeons

As the Shadowlands Alpha progresses, players have been exploring every nook and cranny of Bastion. The Scroll of Aeons toy gives your character a spectral appearance.

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WoW Classic Zul'Gurub Guides - Overview, Tier Sets, Reputation, Boss Tips and Strategy

Zul'Gurub is arriving in Classic WoW today! We have released several guides to help you prepare for the first 20-man raid of Classic and Blizzard has released a patch trailer.

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Classic Phase 4 - Rise of the Blood God Patch Notes

Phase 4 of Classic is finally upon us! Blizzard has released an article highlighting the changes happening with the launch of Zul'gurub and the Dragons of Nightmare.

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Classic WoW Dragons of Nightmare Will Spawn Thursday April 16th

While Phase 4 of WoW Classic started today, Blizzard has just made a bluepost specifying that the Green Dragons of Nightmare will begin spawning tomorrow.

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Shadowlands Datamined Torghast Anima Power Upgrades

Have you wanted to have no cooldown on Blink as a Mage? How about being immune to damage while casting Eye Beam on a Demon Hunter? We've datamined these effects as Torghast Anima Powers as well as many other interesting class-specific and Covenant-specific effects for these classes!

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World First 5 High Priest Impossible Hakkar Kill

Several raid groups have already cleared Zul'Gurub since went live today with Phase 4 of Classic WoW, but <BLaDE of KiLL> on Arugal-US was not only the very first group to defeat Hakkar, they did so with all 5 High Priests still alive! Long considered nearly impossible, this is a major accomplishment never achieved during Vanilla WoW.

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Shadowlands Alpha Professions Preview - Optional Reagents

Shadowlands brings many changes to professions and one of the most exciting ones are Optional Reagents! With Optional Reagents, players can customize crafted pieces, currently limited to Tailoring, Blacksmithing, and Leatherworking pieces.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 - New Models

It's time for a new Shadowlands build! We have some new models and our datamining stream is up!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 Class Abilities and Spell Changes

Check out the latest class abilities and spell changes from the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 - Revamped Character Creation Menus

With the new Shadowlands Alpha build, the character creation menus have been revamped, with more streamlined race choices and sliders for customization options!

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 Preamble - Currencies, Strings, Followers

This is the preamble for the new Alpha build. Not many new updates in this build.

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Classic WoW Free Character Transfers and Popular Realms

Blizzard has restricted character creation on a few overly popular realms realms and enabled free character transfers in an effort to reduce overpopulation and long queues on those servers.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 - Icons, Loading Screen

Datamining continues with a look at the new Sanguine Depths loading screen and many new icons.

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Mail Kyrian Bastion Covenant Armor Set

In this post, we present the Mail Kyrian Covenant armor set from Shadowlands.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 - Dungeon and Raid Encounter Journal

In this post, we present the updated Dungeon and Raid encounter journal for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081.

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Nathanos Blightcaller Shadowlands Story Hints (Spoilers)

We've datamined an interesting piece of data from the Shadowlands Alpha that could hint at Nathanos' storyline. Story spoilers!

Shadowlands Development Update Notes for April 16 - Thorgast Available For Testing

Blizzard has released a post detailing what's new in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081 - Most notably, Thorgast being open for testing for Demon Hunters, Mages, Priests and Warlocks.

Shadowlands Database Updated for Build 34081

Our Shadowlands database is now updated with hundreds new weapons, armor and items, dozens of NPCs, and more. Take a look and see what you can find!

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Castle Nathria Revendreth Raid Mail Armor Set

In this Shadowlands datamining post, we are previewing the Castle Nathria Revendreth Raid mail armor set.

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Classic WoW Dragons of Nightmare Will Spawn Thursday April 16th

While Phase 4 of WoW Classic started today, Blizzard has just made a bluepost specifying that the Green Dragons of Nightmare will begin spawning April 16th at 3pm PST.

First Look at Torghast, Tower of the Damned in Shadowlands

Torghast Tower of the Damned is now available for testing on the Shadowlands Alpha for the Demon Hunter, Mage, Priest and Warlock classes. Here is our first look at Torghast Tower of the Damned and explanation on how it works!

Castle Nathria Revendreth Raid Leather Armor Set (Incomplete)

In this Shadowlands datamining post, we are previewing the Castle Nathria Revendreth Raid leather armor set. Note: this set is missing collection models for extra 3D effects (for gloves, belt and boots), as well as the helm and shoulders.

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Shadowlands Early Level Progression Updates

Blizzard has just announced a few small tuning updates for leveling in the Shadowlands Alpha.

Shadowlands Armor Sets Added to Dressing Room in Build 34081

Shadowlands Alpha build 34081 added several new sets to our Dressing Room, including all dungeon sets, and Mail Ardenweald and Maldraxxus.

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Dragons of Nightmare Bug - Fix Made Some Locations Spawn Dragons Twice

Blizzard had a bug with Dragons of Nightmare spawning, and as part of the fix, some locations had a second dragon spawn.

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Exalt in the Impressive Influence 100% Bonus Reputation Buff: April 20 – May 18

Do you have your eye on unlocking an Allied Race, learning to fly in Battle for Azeroth, or adding a new pet or mount to your collection?

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Liveblog of the Shadowlands Torghast and The Maw Interview with Paul Kubit and Towelliee

Towelliee is interviewing Paul Kubit on their Twitch Stream and answer questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Last Weekend for the Winds of Wisdom Experience Buff

With the Winds of Wisdom bonus experience buff being replaced on Monday, April 20th, with the Impressive Influence reputation bonus, this is your last weekend to level alts and new characters with the massive +100% experience buff!

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The Winds of Wisdom 100% Experience Buff Extended To Release of Shadowlands Pre-Patch

There are many journeys to be taken in Azeroth, and if you’re in the middle of one, or just looking forward to starting a new one, we’ve heard your plea for a little more time. Due to the popularity of the Winds of Wisdom 100% experience buff in Battle for Azeroth, we’re extending its benefit through to the release of the Shadowlands pre-patch!

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Layers Return to Classic High Population Realms - Shorter Queues, Character Creation Restriction

Continuing their measures to improve the queue time on the highest populated Classic realms, which were over 3 hours for some realms, Blizzard has announced the return of the 2nd layer for select realms. Realms affected have also had their new character creation restricted, players previously without characters in those realms may not create new ones there for the time being.

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Mistweaver Monk Hotfix to Rising Mist for April 21st

Blizzard is hotfixing a Mistweaver build that does a great amount of healing using Rising Mist.

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Artisan Riding Skill Removed in Shadowlands

The second highest rank of riding on live, the 280% flight speed Artisan Riding, has been removed in the latest Shadowlands build. Along with the other leveling changes, this means characters will effectively skip the 280% movespeed training, saving a significant amount of gold in the process - a very nice quality of life change, especially considering the gap between Expert and Master Riding will only last 10 levels.

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Complete List of New and Updated Covenant Abilities for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34081

arlier this week, in the latest Shadowlands build, Blizzard has officially confirmed 3 new Covenant abilities. In addition, we've datamined 4 new Covenant abilities for the Hunter, Paladin and Shaman classes!

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Shadowlands Tortured Souls of Torghast (Character Speculation)

Torghast is currently up for testing on the Shadowlands Alpha, and some important characters are supposed to appear there. In this post, we speculate about these characters.

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WoW Classic Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza Is Here For First Time This Sunday

Grab your fishing poles, the WoW Classic Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza is here for the first time on Sunday, April 19th!

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Three New Shadowlands Hairstyles in Dressing Room

In this post, we highlight a few new hairstyles available to players in Shadowlands.

Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 121 | Buffs Galore, Professions, Tokens and Useful Scripts

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up goes over the impact of the upcoming reputation buff on the economy, the new Optional Reagents on the alpha, and more!

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Blizzard's Response on the Zul'Gurub Class Enchant Exploit

Blizzard has responded to reports about players trading ZG class enchants, which is unintended behavior. They have called it an exploit and recommend players don't enchant gear in this way.

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Shadowlands Alpha Transmog Roundup - Covenant Armor, Weapons, Maw Raid, Castle Nathria

A lot of awesome things have been datamined from the Shadowlands Alpha since it launched and we wanted to highlight all the Transmog Sets and Weapons that we've datamined including the Covenant Armor, Weapons and Armor from the Maw Raid and Castle Nathria.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Torghast on Shadowlands Alpha

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the release of Torghast on the Shadowlands Alpha and the extension of the Winds of Wisdom buff.

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Impressive Influence Reputation Buff Now Live in WoW

The Impressive Influence reputation buff is now live in WoW, running through May 18th. Don't forget - the Winds of Wisdom experience buff is also active too.

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Planned Mistweaver Hotfix for Rising Mist Builds Paused

Blizzard has announced they are holding off on implementing hotfixes for a popular Rising Mist Mistweaver build, instead looking into other solutions first.

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Wowhead Weekly #226 - Shadowlands Alpha Updates and Torghast

For Wowhead Weekly #226, Annie and Perc discuss all the content and datamiming updates from the second week of playable Shadowlands alpha, including the opening of Torghast.

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Zul'Gurub Enchant Exploit Hotfixed

Blizzard has pushed a hotfix correcting the Zul'Gurub enchant exploit, which allowed players to trade class enchants between one another. While the fix does not stop the ability to trade them, the enchant effects will be disabled if the equipped character is of a different class or below level 60.

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Mythic Ny'alotha Nerfs - April 20th Hotfixes

Blizzard has posted a lot of Mythic Ny'alotha nerfs in tonight's hotfixes.

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Speed Leveling Shadowlands Alpha in 7 hours with DesMephisto

For the second time since the Shadowlands alpha began, Warrior obsessed streamer and speed leveler DesMephisto has sped his way from level 1-50. This time, he completed the journey in just 6 hours and 54 minutes, shattering his previous 12 hour record... and it's only going to get faster!

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What Reputations Are and Aren't Affected by the Impressive Influence Buff

Overview of what reputations are affected by the Impressive Influence buff, granting a 100% increase to reputation gains, and which are not.

Additional Mythic Ny'alotha Nerfs - April 21st

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for April 21st, which includes additional hotfixes for Mythic Ny'alotha, this time focusing on the Mythic Shad'har and Xanesh encounters.

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Additional Mythic Ny'alotha Nerfs - April 21st Hotfixes

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for April 21st, which includes additional hotfixes for Mythic Ny'alotha, this time focusing on the Mythic Shad'har and Xanesh encounters. Edit: Hivemind has received nerfs as well.

Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 65

With the Weekly Reset on April 21st (NA) / 22nd (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 65.

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Kill World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok This Week for Chance at Alpaca Mount

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week, and new to 8.3, drops an alpaca mount.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for April 21st

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back with the same affixes as the last Orgrimmar week. This means that both Split Personality and Leaden Foot are active again.

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NPCs Notice Your Presence in Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has added a new feature to NPC animations in Shadowlands. When walking near an NPC, most NPCs will now turn their head towards you in a gesture of them acknowledging your presence.

NPCs Notice Your Presence in Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has added a new feature to NPC animations in Shadowlands. When walking near an NPC, most NPCs will now turn their head towards you in a gesture of them acknowledging your presence.

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Gamepad Support and Accessibility in World of Warcraft

One of the first things found when Shadowlands datamining began were strings relating to gamepad support, seemingly allowing players to assign keybinds to various console controllers. Blizzard has since confirmed via the forums that they intend to make WoW more accessible through gamepad support.

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Crazy Moments from Torghast, Tower of the Damned on the Shadowlands Alpha

Torghast, Tower of the Damned was released for testing on the Shadowlands Alpha. We wanted to highlight some of the crazy moments that we've seen so far including "killing" the Tarragrue and some crazy Anima Power combinations.

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Draenor and Broken Isles Pathfinder Not Required for Flying in Shadowlands

You will not need Draenor or Broken Isles Pathfinder to fly in Shadowlands.

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Blizzard's Venthyr Covenant and Revendreth Shadowlands Zone Preview

Blizzard has released an official preview of the Revendreth zone, one of the new leveling zones in Shadowlands that is tied to the Venthyr covenant.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Preamble

Datamining has started for the next Shadowlands alpha build; in this post is the preamble and strings.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Models - Maldraxxus Draka

In this post we present new models from Shadowlands Alpha build 34137 including Maldraxxus Draka.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Class Abilities, Covenant Abilities and Spell Changes

Check out the latest class and covenant abilities and spell changes from the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Updated Maps and Icons - Revendreth Mail and Plate Sets, Bolvar Lich King, Weapons

With the new build, new maps and icons were added, including Revendreth Mail and Plate sets.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Character Customizations - New Human Male Hairstyles

One of the promised changes in Shadowlands was the addition of new character customizations. In build 34137, we have more Human Male hairstyles!

Database Updated for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137

Our database is now updated for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 including many new items and an updated talent calculator.

Updates to Torghast, Tower of the Damned in this Shadowlands Alpha Build

Blizzard has posted a number of changes for Torghast, Tower of the Damned in this build. The developers are challenging players to continue bullying the Tarragrue, mounting has been disabled, Priest Anima Power changes, lots of bug fixes and more!

Demon Hunter Necrolord Ability Datamined - Updated Covenant Abilities for Shadowlands Alpha

We've datamined the Demon Hunter Necrolord Covenant Ability! In addition, a few Covenant abilities received updates and we've updated our complete list of revealed and datamined Covenant abilities so far in the Shadowlands Alpha.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Updated Maps and Icons - World Map, Revendreth Mail and Plate Sets, Bolvar Lich King, Weapons

With the new build, new maps and icons were added, including a new Shadowlands world map showing all 6 major areas, as well as Revendreth Mail and Plate sets.

New PvP Talents in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 & Greater Pyroblast Nerfed

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 includes brand new PvP talents, giving Havoc Demon Hunters a PvP talent that makes their Fel Rush apply a Mortal Strike debuff. In addition, Greater Pyroblast now has a cooldown.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Character Customizations - New Human Female Necklaces/Earrings

As part of the new character customizations coming in Shadowlands, Human Females now have Necklace options, and new earrings to go with them!

Shadowlands Alpha Encounter Journal for Build 34137

Encounter Journal for Shadowlands Alpha build 34137.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Character Customizations - Human Female Hairstyles/Dark Skin Color

As part of the new character customizations coming in Shadowlands, Human Females have new hairstyles and a couple new face variations fit for darker skin colors!

Plate Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Set

In this post, we present the plate armor set from the Castle Nathria raid, the first raid in the Shadowlands expansion.

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Shadowlands Night Fae Covenant Armor Sets with Multiple Tints Added to Dressing Room

We now have all Night Fae Covenant sets in our Shadowlands Dressing Room, including four tints for every set!

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Mail Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Set

In this post, we present the mail armor set from the Castle Nathria raid, the first raid in the Shadowlands expansion.

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April 22nd Hotfixes - Heart of Darkness Azerite Trait

April 22nd Hotfixes include a fix for Heart of Darkness not being reduced by 50% when engaged in enemy player combat.

Mail Venthyr Covenant Revendreth Shadowlands Armor Set

In this post, we present the mail set from the Venthyr Covenant in Revendreth in Shadowlands. This mail set in all four tints is available in our Dressing Room.

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New Leveling Options in Shadowlands - Choose Your Starting Experience and Expansion

In the latest [i]Shadowlands[/i] alpha build, new characters now have more options for choosing how they want to level up to 50, including choice of introductory scenario and expansion!

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Manifestos from the Scarlet Brotherhood - Tabloid Books in Tirisfal Glades

Patch 8.3 Battle for Azeroth focused on the story of the Old Gods, leaving the aftermath of the Fourth War behind as we ventured into Ny'alotha. However, some interesting books have been in the spotlight, written from the point of view of the Scarlet Brotherhood, which explore conspiracy theories including a rumor that Anduin assassinated Calia.

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Wowhead Weekly #227 - Shadowlands Alpha Updates and Revendreth

For Wowhead Weekly #227, Annie and Perc discuss all the content and datamiming updates from the third week of playable Shadowlands alpha, including the opening of Revendreth

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New Horde Player Intro Lines in Shadowlands

The latest Shadowlands alpha build updated the intro lines for Horde races.

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New Death Knight Runeforges on the Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has added 5 new Runeforges for Death Knights on the Shadowlands Alpha, bringing the total number of Runeforges to 8!

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New Human Male Face Customization in Shadowlands

In this preview, we take an early look at some new human male faces in Shadowlands.

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Shadowlands Revendreth Zone Preview

Revendreth is a land filled with darkened red skies. Here you will learn of the Venthyr Covenant and how the anima drought is causing inner turmoil.

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Blizzard Explains Bug Preventing ZG Enchants From Working

Blizzard has explained why ZG enchants were bugged and knocking off other player buffs. A fix should be out by next week's maintenance.

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Blizzard's Virtual Take Your Child to Work Day - Samwise Didier Tutorials, Chris Metzen Storytime

Blizzard shared their virtual Take Your Child to Work Day celebration, which included art tutorials by Samwise Didier, and a video of Chris Metzen reading his book Snow Fight: A Warcraft Tale.

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Mistweaver Monk Rising Mist Hotfix for April 28th

Blizzard has proposed a new Rising Mist hotfix for Mistweaver Monks, set to go live the week of April 28th.

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DesMephisto's 35 Hour Book of World Records Warcraft Marathon

Warrior obsessed streamer and speed leveler DesMephisto is nearly 32 hours into the 35 hours he's planned to earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records! The current record for World of Warcraft is 32 hour and 36 minutes set in November 2017, though breaking the record isn't his only motivation - all of his streams have been charity events raising money for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN).

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How the Nightfall Proc Works in Classic WoW

Blizzard has responded to concerns that the Nightfall proc in Classic WoW, which can apply a debuff increasing the spell damage taken by the target by 15%, was not working as intended. The proc is behaving as expected and they detailed advanced mechanics of the proc.

Spell damage taken by target increased by 15% for 5 sec.

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New Human Female Face Customization in Shadowlands

In this preview, we take an early look at some new human female face customization options in Shadowlands.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Revendreth Storyline Summary and Playthrough

Revendreth is the fourth and final zone that players will level in Shadowlands, lasting from level 57 all the way to 60. In this post, we have a plot summary for the Revendreth storyline, as well as a full rundown of the quests you need to do to complete the leveling storyline in the zone! Story spoilers.

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What to do Before Shadowlands?

With more Shadowlands builds happening every week, the feeling that Battle for Azeroth is coming to an end starts to slowly, but steadily, grow. With the end of every expansion, however, there are parts and pieces of content that go away forever, content that sometimes you wanted to complete but ended up forgetting about...or even starting too late to complete it in time. To help you with that, we prepared a guide with suggestions of what to do in WoW while you wait for Shadowlands to come out!

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Halls of Atonement: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of the Halls of Atonement, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This is dungeon is located in Revendreth, home of the Venthyr Covenant.

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Journey to Gilneas Fan-Made Cinematic Trailer

Do you wish there was more story in the Worgen starting zone of Gilneas? Then check out the Journey to Gilneas fan-made cinematic trailer by Voolcan, which took over a year of daily work to complete.

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New Human Male Face Customization in Shadowlands

In this preview, we take an early look at some new human male faces in Shadowlands. Edit: we have updated the post with better human faces that have both hair and open eyes!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 122 | Children's Week, Professions & Market Prices

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up goes over the state of crafting professions, market prices, and how to prepare for the upcoming Children's Week event!

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The Cycle of Life Can Be Cruel - Nobbel87 Shadowlands Alpha Lore Video (Spoilers)

For this month's lore spotlight with Nobbel87, we're looking at some of the notable lore details from the Shadowlands alpha so far, and speculation on death.

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Heroic Ny'alotha Cleared by 30 Tanks

30 tanks have managed to clear Heroic Ny'alotha this weekend! We go through how the crazy combo of tanks managed to do this feat.

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Shadowlands Alpha Stormwind and Ogrimmar Class Hub Updates

Stormwind and Orgrimmar have received a handful of updates on the Shadowlands alpha, refurbishing the Stormwind Training Hall and Orgrimmar Barracks with new Class Trainers.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Revendreth and Human Customization

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the release of Revendreth on the Shadowlands Alpha and new human customization options.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 Datamining Recap - Human Customization, Revendreth, New Armor Sets

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 hit, with more human customization options and the new zone of Revendreth to explore. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap for Build 34137 - New PvP Talents, DH Covenant Ability

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34137 hit, with more class and spell changes including new PvP Talents, a nerf to Greater Pyroblast, the Demon Hunter Necrolord Covenant ability and more!

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 68

With the Weekly Reset on April 28th (NA) / 29th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 68.

WoW Classic Hotfixes for April 28th - Battleground Holiday Start Time, Item Enchantment Fixes

The WoW Classic hotfixes for April 28th include a change to the Battleground holiday start time across all American realms, as well as bugs related to green dragon spawns and item enchantments.

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Liveblog of the Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Zoltan

Zoltan is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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The Jailer's Model in Shadowlands

Ion Hazzikostas confirmed the appearance of the Jailer in the Shadowlands expansion.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Version 1.32.4 Patch Notes - Single-Player Mode Enabled in Custom Games

Blizzard has posted the latest patch notes for Warcraft III: Reforged, in which single-player mode is enabled for custom games.

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Demon Hunter Realm Restrictions Will Be Lifted on the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

The @WarcraftDevs Twitter account has just released a statement that the current restriction of only allowing one Demon Hunter to be created per realm will be lifted with the Shadowlands Pre-Patch!

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All Covenant Armor Sets in Shadowlands

We have now datamined all tints for Covenant Armor sets in Shadowlands, notably new tints for Cloth and Plate Venthyr, as well as all Necrolord sets.

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Mike Morhaime on Accessibility and Declining Social Experiences in WoW

Mike Morhaime, cofounder and former CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, spoke with Seth Schiesel of the New York Times at the VentureBeat GameBeat Summit yesterday, and while many topics were discussed, the former president had some interesting things to say about the evolution of World of Warcraft and the MMO genre.

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Kael'thas Sunstrider in Shadowlands (Early Datamining / Spoilers)

Kael'thas was brought up in a recent Shadowlands interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. Here's what we know about his role so far in the expansion.

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Preamble for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199 - Updated Faction Descriptions

Datamining has started for the latest Shadowlands alpha build, and we have updated faction descriptions following the controversy last week.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199 - Class Changes and Spell Diff

These are the changes Blizzard has made to spells and all class changes for the new alpha build.

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Shadowlands Alpha Ardenweald Bow Model - Build 34199

Preview of the new Ardenweald Bow model datamined in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199. This bow is adorned with leaves and branches and has 6 tints!

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Eclipse Changes in Shadowlands Alpha Build Build 34199

Eclipse is a controversial ability, so we wanted to highlight some datamined changes in the latest Shadowlands alpha build, making Eclipse proc more deterministic instead of random.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199 - Follower Portraits, Icons, Callings

These are the icons and portraits for build 34199.

Shadowlands Alpha Miscellaneous Models - Build 34199

Preview of the miscellaneous model datamined in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199. Models include a Maw Eye, a new female Drust native model and some roaches!

Paladin Covenant Ability Changes - Updated Covenant Abilities for Shadowlands Alpha

We've datamined some more Covenant ability changes in this Shadowlands Alpha build. The datamined Demon Hunter Necrolord ability got its effect updated, the Paladin Venthyr ability was reworked and the datamined Paladin Night Fae ability Aura of Seasons has been reworked as well!

Oribos Skybox Added in Shadowlands Alpha Build Build 34199

Oribos, the central player home in Shadowlands and the place where the Arbiter judges souls, received a skybox in the latest Alpha build.

Paladin Covenant Ability Changes - Updated Covenant Abilities for Shadowlands Alpha

We've datamined some more Covenant ability changes in this Shadowlands Alpha build. The datamined Demon Hunter Necrolord ability got its effect updated, the Paladin Venthyr ability was reworked and the datamined Paladin Night Fae ability Aura of Seasons has been reworked as well!

Updates to Torghast, Tower of the Damned in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199

Blizzard has posted updates to Torghast, Tower of the Damned for this Shadowlands build. The bug allowing any class to enter Torghast has been fixed, but Warriors are now officially ready for testing and Priests have received new Anima Powers again.

Shadowlands Alpha Human Customizations Enabled - Eye Color Options, Easier Preview Options

In Shadowlands Alpha 34199, the Human Customizations are finally enabled on the alpha client, letting you choose things like eye colors separate from face types!

Ardenweald Covenant Mail Armor Updated With Helms

The latest Shadowlands build added helms to the Mail Ardenweald Covenant armor set.

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Shadowlands Alpha Encounter Journal for Build 34199

The encounter Journal for Build 34199 which includes pages for two more Castle Nathria encounters, one of which has a very interesting looking intermission phase.

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Possible New Eye Color Tints for Forsaken and Humans in Shadowlands (Speculation)

The latest Shadowlands alpha build updated a set of new eye meshes, that work well on both Human and Forsaken models.

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Improved Death Knight Eye Glow Effects on Shadowlands Alpha

Death Knight eye glows have received improved effects on the Shadowlands alpha. We've prepared several comparison images highlighting the differences!

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Ray Traced Shadow Options on Shadowlands Alpha

New Ray Traced Shadow options were added to the Shadowlands alpha today. These settings can be viewed on the alpha, but aren't able to be enabled right now.

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Ardenweald Epic Runestag

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Ardenweald Runestag, its four tints, and mountspecial animation.

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Ghostcrawler on WoW's Early Social Experience and Community

Ghostcrawler, the former Lead Systems Designer on WOW and current VP of IP and Entertainment at Riot Games, shared some thoughts on Mike Morhaime's recent statements on accessibility and the social experience in WoW.

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Wowhead Weekly #228 - Covenant Sets and Recent Shadowlands Interview

For Wowhead Weekly #228, Annie and Perc discuss all the content and datamiming updates from the fourth week of playable Shadowlands alpha, including all covenant armor tints and a recent interview with Ion Hazzikostas.

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Classic Free Realm Transfers Closing Today

Blizzard has announced that the Free Realm Transfers for Classic are closing today. Those transfers were available to fight the overpopulation on select realms.

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Blizzard on Balance Druid Eclipse Updates on Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has posted some developer insight on the recent Balance Druid Eclipse changes on the Shadowlands Alpha this week.

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Earthfury Realm Returned to Single Layer on Classic WoW

Blizzard has announced that the Earthfury Realm has been returned to a single layer on Classic WoW.

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Ironforge Recreated Using Unreal Engine 4

Youtuber and environmental artist Brian Vagie has recreated the Dwarven city of Ironforge in Unreal Engine 4 using megascan, maxtree, handmade assets and custom animations.

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WoW Classic Children's Week Holiday - Complete Orphan Quests for Reputation

Classic will have its first edition of Children's Week starting today, May 1st. In the Classic version of the event, players can complete orphan quests for reputation and experience.

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Maldraxxus Epic Giant Beast

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Maldraxxus Epic Giant Beast, a spiky mount with an interesting mount special.

Children's Week 2020 - Kul Tiran / Zandalari Orphan Quests and Pets

Children's Week 2020 starts today. This holiday boasts 14 cute battle pets for players to collect, including four pets added last year as well as Kul Tiran and Zandalari Troll orphan quests.

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Mythic Ny'alotha vs 20 Tanks - 7/12 Cleared on their First Run

Following the success of their 30 Tank Heroic Ny'alotha Run, Method's Nnoggie tuned his group to now face Mythic Ny'alotha, the Waking City!

Mythic Ny'alotha vs 20 Tanks - 7/12 Cleared on their First Run

Following the success of their 30 Tank Heroic Ny'alotha Run, Method's Nnoggie tuned his group to now face Mythic Ny'alotha, the Waking City!

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Shadowlands Alpha Warrior Anima Powers for Torghast, Tower of the Damned

Warrior is the latest class to be available in Torghast, Tower of the Damned on the Shadowlands Alpha and we wanted to highlight the class-specific Anima Powers that Warrior can receive! Have you wanted to Execute at any % health, or consume no rage for 1.5 minutes? These are just some of the possibilities for Warriors inside Torghast.

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Fan Made World of Warcraft Anime Intro

A Youtuber called Star Duke has created an anime intro for Battle for Azeroth, based on the anime Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, with Warcraft characters and iconography.

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Tamable Windsteed Hunter Pet Found in Shadowlands Alpha

Windsteeds are creatures that were added to the game in Mists of Pandaria, but only used a store mount. One of them was found to be tamable in the Shadowlands Alpha!

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Rextroy Achieves World First Solo of Il'gynoth Normal in Ny'alotha Raid

We've shared several creative ways players have faced bosses in Ny'alotha this week, and today we have another notable event--Rextroy has soloed Il'gynoth on Normal Mode.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199 Datamining Recap - Death Knight Eye Glows, DDR Boss, Faction Descriptions

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199 hit, with Torghast opening for Warriors and human eye color customization available on the character creation screen. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Super Squirt Day for US Realms on May 3rd - Level Battle Pets Quickly

Super Squirt is live for US realms this Sunday, May 3rd! Super Squirt is a rare occurrence where the Pet Battle Event lines up with Squirt being active in the Garrison Menagerie. This day is great for leveling battle pets.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 123 | Professions Perspectives & Beginner Guides

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up goes over some beginner guides for making gold and leveling alchemy!

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In-Game Preview of Gamepad Support for Shadowlands

Gamepad support is coming in Shadowlands, allowing players to assign key binds to various console controllers. In this post, we are highlighting some footage of Shadowlands played with a gamepad as well as the key binds.

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Darkmoon Faire in Town May 2020 - Big Experience and Reputation Gains with Winds of Wisdom/Impressive Influence Buffs

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for May 2020, and the experience and reputation buffs stack with the Winds of Wisdom and Impressive Influence buffs.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap for Build 34199

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34199 hit, with more class and spell changes including Balance Druid Eclipse Changes, new Anima Powers, changes to the Demon Hunter and Paladin Covenant abilities and more!

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Torghast, Tower of the Damned Overview Guide - Now Live!

Torghast, Tower of the Damned is one of the main systems arriving in Shadowlands and our Guide Overview is now live with preliminary information like mechanics and placeholder rewards!

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Rextroy Achieves World First Solo of Normal Hivemind in Ny'alotha

As we wait for Shadowlands to come out, players keep getting creative around Ny'alotha and start to face the raid differently. This time around, famous solo player Rextroy has managed another solo, The Hivemind, on normal difficulty.

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May 4th Hotfixes - Perfectly Timed Differential Not Required for Junkyard Collector

For May 4th Hotfixes, the Perfectly Timed Differential is no longer required for Junkyard Collector.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 71

With the Weekly Reset on May 5th (NA) / 6th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 71.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for May 5th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back with no Hot Foot this week. Unfortunately, the Orgrimmar Lost Madness still haven't changed from Split Personality and Leaden Foot from the last week.

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Mists of Pandaria Timewalking - Normal Ny'alotha Loot from Event Quest

Mists of Pandaria Timwalking is active for the week, and the event quest rewards a Normal piece of Ny'alotha loot. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

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Activision Blizzard Q1 2020 Earnings Report - Warcraft's Active Player Community Growing

Activision Blizzard had its 1st Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call today, highlighting the company's results for the first three months of 2020.

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WoW Classic Hotfixes for May 5th - Raid Lockout Warning When Party Member has Defeated Gahz'ranka

WoW Classic hotfixes include a raid lockout warning when a player enters ZG with a party member that has defeated Gahz'ranka.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for May 5th, 2020 - Deleted Character Restoration Time, Trothak Shark

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for May 5th, 2020 which includes a change to how often you can restore a deleted character and a fax for Trothak's Flailing Shark moving too fast.

Blizzard Hiring for Unannounced Mobile Project

Blizzard has put up new job listings for an unannounced mobile project, seeking a Senior Test Lead in their Quality Assurance department, which reminds us of the BlizzCon 2018 claim that more mobile titles are in development across all Blizzard IPs.

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Shadowlands Expansion Release Date in Q4 2020

During the Activision Blizzard Q1 2020 Earnings Call, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack confirmed that Shadowlands was on track to release in Q4 2020.

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J. Allen Brack on the World of Warcraft Social Experience

During the Activision-Blizzard earning report, president J. Allen Brack asserted that World of Warcraft is just as social as the day it launched.

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Updates to Profession Optional Reagents in Shadowlands - Limits Loosened, New Bonuses

Ever since our last preview of Profession Optional Reagents, Blizzard has made some updates to the system, adding more options, swapping around bonuses, and removing the limit of Optional Reagents that can be used per item.

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Ardenweald Moth

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Ardenweald Moth, its four tints, and mountspecial animation.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 - Updated Gnome and Worgen Lines

Datamining has started and first up we have a few updated race lines including Gnome and Worgen descriptions.

New Models for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 - Cooking Feast, Spectral Spider

Overview of new models added in the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 Class Abilities, Anima Powers and Spell Changes

Check out the latest class abilities, anima powers, and spell changes from the latest Shadowlands Alpha build 34278.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 Icons, Pictures, Covenant Sanctum

In this post, we cover the new icons, pictures, and Covenant Sanctum textures added with today's build.

New Maw Skyboxes for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278

Overview of new Maw Skybox images added in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278.

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Database Updated for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 - Fishing Pole, Drust Weapons, Pocket Colossus

Wowhead's database is now updated for the latest Shadowlands alpha build, featuring an Oribos fishing pole and bobber, Drust Weapons with models, and a Pocket Colossus pet.

Shadowlands Alpha Encounter Journal for Build 34278

Encounter Journal for Build 34278, which includes details of a new Castle Nathria boss!

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Shadowlands Leather Maw Raid Set - Incomplete Preview

In this preview, we will look at the Maw Raid Leather set. Currently, this set is incomplete, but you can see what the set should look like based on the icons for the set.

Cloth Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Armor Set

In this post, we present the cloth armor set from the Castle Nathria raid, the first raid in the Shadowlands expansion.

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Druid and Shaman Now Available In Torghast on Shadowlands Alpha - List of Anima Powers

Druid and Shaman can now enter Torghast, Tower of the Damned on the Shadowlands Alpha and we have a list of all their datamined Anima Powers. The starting lobby area has also been updated to indicate that you're inside a Tower!

New Shadowlands Slash Command - Countdowns and Pull Timers Available to Every Player

With today's Shadowlands build, Blizzard has added a new functionality to slash commands: Countdowns! This new feature is already available to most players through addons like DBM and BigWigs, but now, it will be available to every WoW player. Thanks MysticalOs for the tip!

Flying Unicorns - Horse Ground Mounts Learn to Fly in Shadowlands

In the most recent Shadowlands build, all Courser, Nightmare, and Dreamrunner type horse mounts have been changed from ground mounts to flying ones!

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Leather Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Armor Set

In this post, we present the leather armor set from the Castle Nathria raid, the first raid in the Shadowlands expansion. Note: the shoulders are still missing.

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Updated Model for Mueh'zala in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278

Mueh'zala has received an updated model in Shadowlands Alpha build 34278. In this post, we compare both models and discuss what we know about him in Shadowlands (story spoilers).

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Shadowlands Blizzard Blog - Druid and Shaman Now Enabled in Torghast

Blizzard has updated their feedback post for Torghast, Tower of the Damned to specify that Druid and Shaman now have anima powers, as well as a few additional tweaks.

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Rextroy World First Solo Dark Inquisitor Xanesh

Famed one-person raid team Rextroy is at it again, showcasing another feat of strength by taking down normal mode Dark Inquisitor Xanesh solo, totalling 4 solo Ny'alotha bosses downed so far.

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Wowhead Weekly #229 - Activision Blizzard Earnings Call, Castle Nathria Sets

For Wowhead Weekly #229, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands alpha updates, including Castle Nathria sets, as well as the interesting details from the recent Activision Blizzard Earnings Call.

Shadowlands Cuisine, Soul Food, and Feast Models

Hazel pointed out on twitter today that the new Shadowlands food consumables have some really provocative names, but some of them also have fun effects and new models too!

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Battle for Azeroth Aspirant Ensembles Purchased with Marks of Honor in Shadowlands

In this week's build, Blizzard has added the transmog ensembles for Battle for Azeroth's PvP Aspirants sets to Alpha. These items allow players to acquire the looks from previous PvP season sets and are always added in the expansion after the set was launched. The ensembles for BFA PvP Sets are sold by Marshal Gabriel and Xander Silberman in Boralus and Mugambala respectively. Currently, only the Aspirant sets are available.

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Returning to Azeroth: A Quick Guide to Unlocking Flying in World of Warcraft

Why Can't I Fly? - how to unlock flying for players returning to World of Warcraft. Covers the unlock mechanism for flying at level 60, 100, 110, and 120.

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Project Fenris Vendor Product - Possibly Diablo IV Encrypted Build

Blizzard CDNs have updated with the first Project Fenris vendor build, quite possibly for Diablo IV as Fenris is the code name for Diablo!

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Height Comparison of Faction Leaders in World of Warcraft

Who is the tallest faction leader in World of Warcraft? We compared all of the in-game models and took a look!

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World of Warcraft Action RPG in Unreal Engine 4

Redditor fairafar has recreated a small part of Gilneas inside Unreal Engine 4, but unlike other recreations which attempt to reconstruct the city on a grand scale showing off every bit of detail, this reimagining is a close view, 3rd person action RPG focused on visceral combat rather than environmental art.

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Demon Hunter Covenant Ability Change - Updated Covenant Abilities for Shadowlands Alpha

In this week's Shadowlands Alpha build, the datamined Demon Hunter Necrolord covenant ability had its effect updated again!

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Shadowlands Transmog Roundup Build 34278 - Castle Nathria, Drust Weapons, Leather Maw, Aspirant Ensembles

Shadowlands alpha build 34278 had a number of transmog updates, including Castle Nathria raid sets, so we're highlighting all the model updates in one post.

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World of Warcraft Cosmology Chart in Color

Redditor AJT2k19 has created an updated World of Warcraft Cosmology Chart, adding color and updated images of the recognizable leaders and paragons from each respective power.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 Datamining Recap - Flying Unicorns, Mueh'zala and Feast Models

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 hit, with several new armor sets, feast models, and an updated Mueh'zala model. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 124 | Shadowlands Release Planning & Creative Gold Making

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up discusses the economic implications of the Q4 Shadowlands release date and suggests some creative ways to make gold currently in-game!

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap for Build 34278 - New and Updated Anima Powers

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 hit, with more class and spell changes including new and updated Anima Powers to support Warriors and Shaman in Torghast and another change to the Demon Hunter Covenant ability.

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Wargames in Classic WoW

In a recent player discovery by Twitch streamer yesmasterx, Classic WoW fully supports wargames in Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, and even Alterac Valley. The feature even supports Horde versus Horde and Alliance versus Alliance wargames. Back in February, the idea of the wargame and spectating matches functionality was speculated to be implemented on the PTR update, when new global strings were added to the game such as "BINDING_NAME_COMMENTATORFOLLOW_1_15". These strings are similar to the ones used in the Arena spectator mode for Retail's Arena tournaments.

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Diablo 2: Resurrected - Potential Remaster Coming Late 2020

French video game news website ActuGaming has reported a Diablo 2 remaster, titled Diablo 2: Resurrected, being worked on by Blizzard and fellow Activision studio Vicarious Visions.

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WIRED Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - How World of Warcraft Has Evolved

WIRED interviewed Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, wherein he spoke about how World of Warcraft has changed over the years, particularly player motivation and social evolution.

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15th Anniversary of Leeroy Jenkins Meme Video

The birth of the very first meme, and to this day the most known meme in the history of WoW, happened 15 years ago on this day! The video of Leeroy Jenkins ruining the Upper Blackrock Spire run for his guild, <PALS FOR LIFE>, went live on WarcraftMovies for the first time.

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May 11th Hotfixes - Turn-in Locations for 8.3 Paragon Factions Now Appear on World Map

Today's hotfixes add turn-in locations for the paragon quests tied to the Patch 8.3 factions: Supplies from the Rajani and Supplies from the Uldum Accord.

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Invincible Song Covered by Jay The Bard and Sharm of Stormsong

Celebrated World of Warcraft fanatics and musicians Jay The Bard and Sharm of Stormsong have covered Invincible, the epic Wrath of the Lich King song featured in the cinematic following [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIrj_Vqdfc]Arthas' defeat atop Icecrown Citadel[/url].

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 74

With the Weekly Reset on May 12th (NA) / 13th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 74.

Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for May 12th

The Horrific Vision of Stormwind is back this week and there's no Split Personality in the Lost Areas for this week!

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Liveblog of the Shadowlands Interview with Morgan Day and Preach

Preach is interviewing Morgan Day on his Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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GCD, Covenant Utility, Castle Nathria - Shadowlands Interview with Morgan Day and Preach

Preach interviewed Morgan Day on his Twitch stream and answere qduestions about Shadowlands including topics like the GCD, Covenant Utility, Castle Nathria and more! We have a liveblog of the interview.

Coming up in Torghast - Death Knight, Hunter, Monk Testing and All Covenant Abilities

In his interview with Preach, Morgan Day revealed that starting with the next Shadowlands Alpha build all covenant abilities will be available in Torghast.

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Shadowlands Soulbinds and Conduits in the Soulbind Calculator

In his interview with Preach, Morgan Day reminded us that Covenant Soulbinds were another system of progression in Shadowlands which players have not been able to test yet. Whichever Covenant you decide to align with, each offers three different NPCs to Soulbind, borrowing a bit of their power for yourself in the form of a talent or artifact-like tree, offering additional power progression and customization.

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Rextroy's One Million Damage Death From Above Combo

Rextroy is at it again, but rather than showcasing another solo boss kill, today's highlight is an armor stacking, two-handed Protection Paladin one shot utilizing the Sku'shuul Vaz to burst over a million damage.

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Vestaxe Retribution Paladin 5 Mask Full Clear - No Essences, No Azerite Traits, No Corruptions

Today we'd like to highlight a Horrific Vision run that Vestaxe accomplished last week. Without any Essences, Azerite Traits, or Corruptions, Vestaxe was able to complete a full clear 5 mask Orgrimmar Horrific Vision run.

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The MSI Ny'alotha Showdown: Method Vs. Aversion

Method and MSI are hosting a brand new race stream event, with the Ny'alotha Showdown featuring the guild going head to head with German top guild Aversion. The main event is a raid race in the titular Ny'alotha, but there's plenty more action coming as well, with dungeon and PvP competitions included.

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Updated List of Shadowlands Covenant and Signature Abilities for May 13th

Blizzard has published an updated official list of Shadowlands covenant and signature abilities.

Small World of Warcraft - New Board Game Coming Soon

Blizzard and Days of Wonder have teamed up for Small World of Warcraft, a board game designed for 2-5 players based on the Small World universe.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 Preamble - Character Customization, Oribos

Datamining has started and first up we have the preamble containing many new lines about new character customizations and mentions of Oribos, the upcoming capital city.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34278 Class and Spell Changes - First DK, Monk, Hunter Anima Powers

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Alpha build 34278 including the first look at DK, Monk and Hunter Anima Powers. Previous Anima Powers also received tuning including nerfs to the OP Shaman Anima Powers Energetic Totems and Draining Hex.

Shadowland Alpha Build 34365 - Maps and Icons - Necrotic Wake, Mail Maw Raid Set

In this post, we cover the new maps and icons added to the new Shadowlands build. This build adds the new The Necrotic Wake dungeon, the mail Maw Raid sets, and new mounts.

Shadowland Alpha Build 34365 Creatures - Shade Beast Mount, Maw Guard Caster Elite

Check out the models from the latest Shadowlands build, including the Shade Beast Mount.

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Shadowlands GCD Discussion: Blade Flurry Deals AoE Damage When Activated

Certain cooldowns being on the GCD is currently a hot topic in the community, especially when they feel like a dead global. In this Shadowlands Alpha build, Blade Flurry has received a new level talent at level 52 which allows to instantly deal AoE damage when pressed.

Shadowland Alpha Build 34365 Models - Night Fae Effects, Ardenweald Glaive, Oribos Brazier

Shadowland Alpha Build 34365 model datamining continues with some Night Fae covenant effects, birds, moths, Ardenweald glaives, Oribos brazier and a few more miscellaneous things!

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34365 - New Human Face Shape Customizations

In Shadowlands Alpha build 34365, new character customizations were added to Human characters. They can now choose between different face shapes!

New Eye Color Customization Options for Undead Characters in Shadowlands

Undead are getting new eye color customization options in Shadowlands.

Torghast Updates - New Starting Zone, Covenant Abilities, Monk & Hunter Available

Torghast has received several updates in the most recent Shadowlands update. Difficulties have been removed, there's a new death cap, and the starting zone has been completely revamped. Monks and Hunters are now eligible to queue for the Tower of the Damned, and although Death Knight anima powers were also added, the class is not yet enabled.

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Shadowlands Blizzard Blog - Torghast Updates, Jailer's Torments, Monk and Hunter Now Available

Blizzard has updated their feedback post for Torghast, Tower of the Damned to specify that Monk and Hunter classes now eligible for Torghast testing, as well as a host of gameplay changes and challenges called Jailer's Torments.

New Gnome Male Character Customization Options in Shadowlands - More Hairstyles, Beards, Eyebrows

Gnome male characters have received more customization options in the latest alpha build, including more hairstyles, beards, and eyebrows.

Shadowlands Alpha Encounter Journal for Build 34365

Shadowlands build 34365 Encounter Journal updates, which includes the new Mists of Tirna Scithe dungeon now available for testing on the Alpha.

New Female Gnome Shadowlands Customization Options - Hairstyles and Earrings

Female gnome characters have received more hairstyle and earring customization options in today's Shadowlands alpha build.

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New Male Tauren Shadowlands Customizations - Fur Colors, Body and Face Paints

Male tauren characters have finally received new character customizations in the most recent Shadowlands alpha build. Male Tauren customizations include a couple new Fur colors and options of body and face paints!

Torghast Updated with Torments, A Soft Timer That Incentivizes Speed on Each Floor

Torghast has been updated with Torments, a mechanic that acts as a soft timer that makes speed more important as you climb the Tower! The longer that you take on each Torghast floor, the harder it will be.

New Tauren Female Shadowlands Customization Options - Fur Colors and Tribal Markings

Tauren female characters have received several customization updates in today's Shadowlands alpha build, including new fur colors as well as painted tribal markings on the face and body.

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New Male Goblin Shadowlands Character Customizations - Noses and Hairstyles

Male Goblin characters have received more customization options in today's Shadowlands alpha build, including noses and hairstyles.

New Female Goblin Shadowns Character Customizations - Noses, Ears, and Hairstyles

Female Goblin characters have received more customization options in today's Shadowlands alpha build, including noses, ears, and hairstyles.

May 13th Hotfixes - Nazjatar Rare Elites Now Drop Nazjatar Battle Commendations

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with a new change to Nazjatar. Defeating Rare Elite enemies in the zone with Warmode enabled will now reward you with one Nazjatar Battle Commendation.

New Male Dwarf Customization Options in Shadowlands - Hairstyles, Earrings, Feathers

Male dwarf characters have received several customization updates in today's Shadowlands alpha build, including new hairstyles, earrings, and feather decorations.

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New Female Dwarf Customization Options in Shadowlands - Hairstyles, Earrings, Feathers

Female dwarf characters have received several customization updates in today's Shadowlands alpha build, including new hairstyles, earrings, nose rings and feather decorations.

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Torghast Covenant Signature and Class Ability Feedback

Blizzard has created a new post in the Alpha forums requesting for feedback on Covenant Signature and Class Abilities inside Torghast.

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Shadowlands Mail Maw Raid Set Preview

In this post, we present the mail armor tints for the "Maw Raid" armor set in Shadowlands!

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Mail Castle Nathria Shadowlands Raid Set - Complete Version

In this post, we will preview the updated version of the Mail Castle Nathria set. While we've covered the mail Castle Nathria set previously, Blizzard has now added the model for the headpiece of this set.

Shadowlands Druid Class Feedback Bluepost

WoW developer Sigma posted again on the Shadowlands feedback forums, acknowledging some of the current problems highlighted in the Druid class feedback thread, specifically issues with Restoration Affinity, Heart of the Wild, Sylvatican Charm, and Frenzied Regeneration.

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Liveblog of the WowChakra Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas

WowChakra is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Legendaries, Professions, Torghast, and Heritage Armor - WowChakra Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas

WowChakra is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream about Shadowlands! Check out our summary of the interview if you missed it, covering legendaries, professions, Torghast, Heritage Armor and more.

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New Upcoming BFA Buff Coming Soon Which Focuses on Alt Catch Up - Legendary Cloak, Corruption

In today's WowChakra interview, Ion Hazzikostas announced that the next buff to replace the Impressive Influence Reputation buff will have a focus on making it easier to get your alts caught up.

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Wowhead Weekly #230 - Special Guest Towelliee Discussing Shadowlands Interviews and Customization

For Wowhead Weekly #230, Annie and Perc discuss the latest Shadowlands alpha updates, including new customization options and recent dev interviews, along with special guest Towelliee.

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Blizzard Response to Torments in Torghast - Not to Make Torghast Time-Constrained, Feedback Wanted

Blizzard has published a blue post about the controversial Torments that were added in Torghast in yesterday's build. In the post, they've clarified the intent of Torments, while requesting feedback about how the current Torments feel.

Classic Layering Being Disabled Today for US Realms - Transfer Restrictions Staying

Blizzard has published a blue post announcing that Layers are being disabled in Classic for US realms. Layers were re-enabled a couple of weeks ago to fight long queue times.

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Blizzard Responds to Shadowlands Paladin Feedback - Blessing of the Seasons, Shield of the Righteous, Ashen Hallow

Blizzard has responded to Paladin feedback in Shadowlands, discussing Blessing of the Seasons, Word of Glory, Ashen Hallow, Shield of the Righteous, and Seraphim + Inquisition.

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May 14th Hotfixes - Enchanter's Umbral Wand Vendor Price

Blizzard has updated the hotfix blog with a rather strange change - adjusting the vendor price of the Enchanter's Umbral Wand.

Initial Shadowlands Character Customization Options Now Available in Dressing Room

We're happy to announce that Wowhead's Shadowlands Dressing Room now supports the initial character customization options for several races, including human face shapes, Undead pink hair, and more!

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Last Weekend for the Impressive Influence Reputation Buff

This is your last weekend to grind factions with the massive +100% reputation buff, Impressive Influence. If you're still missing Pathfinder or exalted reputations, you won't want to miss this buff!

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Shadowlands Torghast Interview with Paul Kubit

Polygon interviewed World of Warcraft senior game designer Paul Kubit yesterday. Although it's a somewhat short interview, the two main topics discussed are legendary items and Torghast being designed to suit all players, rather than specifically as a solo or group activity.

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Arathi Basin Battleground Recreated in Minecraft

Minecraft has always been used as a medium for people to recreate buildings and other fun things, often in a grandiose scale. Redditor MooshPMC recreated the Arathi Basin battleground!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34365 Datamining Recap - Customization Options, Mail Maw Raid Set

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34365 hit, with several new armor sets and tons of customization options. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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A Redditors Plea & The Overwhelming Impact of RMT in Chinese WoW

A plea on Reddit, titled Please Help Us & Save WOW in China, has garnered significant attention over the dominating prevalence of real money transactions and advertisements on Chinese World of Warcraft servers.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 125 | Profession Pairing & Brutosaur Success Stories

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up discusses effective profession pairings and some success stories from players that have ground out the gold for the Brutosaur!

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Early Look at Shadowlands Alpha Pet Battle Changes

Shadowlands is looking to be a pet battle game-changing expansion. A lot of abilities and combinations we've got used to using over the years will likely have their strategies changed and you may see yourself using completely different pets come Shadowlands.

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Handclaw's Heritage Armor Fan Concepts for Every Class and Race

Graphic designer Handclaw finished a years long project creating over 200 class armor sets for each race in World of Warcraft. Similar to heritage armor they marry the themes of racial heritage with class design, drawing inspiration from iconic characters such as Blackhand.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap Build 34365 - Covenant Abilities, Anima Powers, Blade Flurry GCD Discussion

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34365 hit, with more class and spell changes. This includes new and updated Anima Powers, including the first look at Death Knights, Monk and Hunter powers. In addition, some specs received changes to their Covenant Abilities and base spells!

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New Deluxe Sylvanas Statue From Beast Kingdom Available for Pre-Order

Beast Kingdom has opened up pre-orders for a new Sylvanas statue, this one more elaborate than their previous one revealed.

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Upcoming Corruption and Legendary Cloak Changes - Choose Your Corruption for Echoes of Ny'alotha

Blizzard has announced an upcoming change to Corruption and the Legendary cloak to make it easier to acquire.

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Buy Rank 3 Essences Now - Echoes of Ny'alotha Costs Increasing Soon

Coming soon with the Corruption Vendor update, Blizzard is making Echoes of Ny'alotha drop in higher quantities but also increasing the costs of Rank 3 Essences to accommodate the upcoming Corruption Vendor. If you want to buy any more Rank 3 Essences, you should buy them now!

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May 18th Hotfixes - Echoes Changes with Weekly Reset, But Corruption Vendor Not Available

In their hotfix blog, Blizzard has released details on the Echoes of Ny'alotha changes announced earlier today. It looks like the Corruption Vendor will not be available this reset.

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Community Concerns Regarding Large Amounts of Saved Echoes of Ny'alotha for a Corruption

With today's announcement of the upcoming Corruption Vendor, many players have expressed concerns over their inability to obtain any Echoes of Ny'alotha on their mains while others have tens of thousands of Echoes of Ny'alotha stored on their characters. The current issues seem to have some distinct parallels to the Wakening Essence currency issues that arose near the end of Legion.

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Blizzard Confirms Corruption Vendor Coming Later This Reset, Not Today

While the Echoes of Ny'alotha and legendary cloak changes are now live for NA, Blizzard has confirmed that the Contaminant corruption items are coming later this week, likely in the next day or two.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 77

With the Weekly Reset on May 19th (NA) / 20th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 77.

Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madness for May 19th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and many players will be participating in Horrific Visions this week for Echoes of Ny'alotha. This week, Split Personality has returned once again and it's comboed with Leaden Foot in the Lost areas.

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Big Reputation Gains with World Quest Bonus Event and Impressive Influence Buff Overlapping

The World Quest Bonus Event is here for the week, overlapping with the Impressive Influence reputation buff that has not been turned off. With both buffs stacking, you can earn large amounts of reputation from Legion and BFA factions.

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How to Obtain Echoes of Ny'alotha - New Echoes of Ny'alotha Values

The Echoes of Ny'alotha drop rate has been increased by 5 times today on NA servers (EU tomorrow) and players have started to acquire the currency for when the Corruption Vendor goes live. Find out how to obtain Echoes of Ny'alotha and how much each source gives!

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Impressive Influence Reputation Buff Extended Through May 21st

The Impressive Influence reputation buff is now extended through May 21st, giving players several days of massive rep gains with the World Quest Bonus Event overlap.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for May 19th - May 22nd

The Corruption Vendor is live! We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for May 19th through May 22nd which includes a Masterful and Expedient Preserved Contaminant!

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Upcoming Gushing Wound Nerf on Next Weekly Reset

Blizzard has announced that they will be nerfing Gushing Wound on the next weekly reset. Blizzard states that Gushing Wound is the most efficient Corruption but they previously left it as is because of how rare it was.

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Items Cleansed Recently Can Be Corrupted - Older Items Cannot

Blizzard has announced that new items you cleanse are able to be re-corrupted.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Developer Update - Matchmaking System Details

Blizzard has released a large developer update detailing their roadmap for Warcraft III: Reforged features, including many specifics on the revamped Matchmaking system.

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Azeroth Map Created in Walnut and Resin

Reddit user whengeekscraft has created an Azeroth map laser cut in Walnut wood and covered in epoxy resin!

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Player Levels to 60 Only Killing Boars in Classic WoW, Inspired by South Park

A player in Classic WoW has finally gone through the same journey to level cap as the South Park children once did. YouTuber Dr Five managed to level all the way to level 60 only by killing boars!

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Tooltip Corruption State Weakaura - Know if Gear Has Been Purified for the Corruption Vendor

Have you forgotten which pieces of your old pieces of gear dropped corrupted and which have been cleansed? Arcinde has released a weakaura on Wago that will let you know if an item is "Pristine" or "Purified".

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Improved Boneless Undead Customization in Latest Shadowlands Alpha Build

The boneless option for Undead character customization has been improved in the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

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Support Bloodmallet's Patreon for Personalized Character Charts

Bloodmallet, long known for their upgrade charts showing the comparative benefits of Azerite, Essences, Corruption, and more, is looking into expand into personalized charts customized for your specific character. They're founding a company and expanding for this complex feature, and need your Patreon support!

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Warcraft III: Reforged PTR Patch Notes 1.32.6 - Large Amount of Balance Changes

The Warcraft III: Reforged PTR realms are coming up for the first time and there's a huge amount of balance changes!

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Upcoming Hotfix that Allows you to Corrupt Season 4 Crafted Items

Blizzard has announced that you will soon be able to corrupt your Season 4 crafted items.

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May 20th Hotfix - Season 4 Crafted Items Can Corrupt Via Preserved Contaminants

Blizzard has announced that you will soon be able to corrupt your Season 4 crafted items using Preserved Contaminants. Edit: this has been added to the hotfix blog.

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World of Warcraft Community Crafting Highlights

We're highlighting some of the recent craftsmanship showcasing the community's love of all things Warcraft!

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Blizzard's Oribos Shadowlands Zone Preview

Blizzard has just released a blog post previewing Oribos, the main hub zone in Shadowlands!

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Upcoming Hotfix - ReCorrupt Previously Cleansed Items

In keeping with yesterday's news regarding adding corruptions to recently cleansed items, Blizzard is planning to apply a hotfix which also allows previously cleansed items to be re-corrupted as well!

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Arena World Championship 2020 Trailer

The Arena World Championship 2020 begins on Friday, May 22nd with the first EU cup and Blizzard has released their AWC 2020 Trailer!

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New Battle for Azeroth and Shadowlands 4k Digital Backgrounds Available

Blizzard has released several new wallpapers in 4k, showcasing locations from around Azeroth and the upcoming Shadowlands expansion. Be sure to follow the links to view and download the full images!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34490 Premable - New Customizations, New Mounts

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34490 datamining has begun and we're starting with Preamble which includes new customizations, mounts and more!

Creature Models from Shadowlands Alpha Build 34490

Preview of the new creature models from the latest Shadowlands alpha build, including Maw Giant Fire.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34490 Class and Spell Changes - New DK & Paladin Anima Powers

Class and spell changes for Shadowlands Alpha build 34490 which includes many new Anima Powers including many more Death Knights Powers and our first look at Paladin Anima Powers!

Death Knights Now Available for Testing in Torghast - New Wings Available

Death Knights, having received anima powers in the previous build, are now available for testing in Torghast, leaving only Rogue and Paladin ineligible to queue for the activity on the Shadowlands Alpha. Additionally two new cell blocks have been added: The Upper Reaches, and Mort'regar.

New Undead Shadowlands Customizations - Customizable Decay Levels

Undead characters have received more new character customizations in the most recent Shadowlands alpha build. You are now able to change the decay level of your Undead character!

Transmog Each Shoulder Separately in Shadowlands

Shadowlands may offer a new degree of transmog customization--the ability to transmog each shoulder separately.

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New Blood Elf Female Character Customizations - Necklaces, Hairstyles, Earrings, Ear Size

Blizzard added more Blood Elf Female character customization options including necklaces, hairstyles, and earrings.

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PvP Vendor and Item Upgrade Vendor Located in Oribos - First Look

Oribos has been released on the Shadowlands Alpha and inside the new capital city are the new PvP vendors, as well as a special Item Upgrade Vendor that can be used to upgrade PvP gear!

New Void Elf Eye Color Customization Options Including Blue Eyes

We've datamined new eye colors for Void Elf characters in Shadowlands, including blue eyes.

Shadowlands Alpha Encounter Journal for Build 34490

The encounter Journal has been updated for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34490, including updated boss descriptions for the Plaguefall dungeon and additional information on the final boss of the Castle Nathria raid.

Shadowlands Oribos Preview - Layout, Locations, PvP Vendors, Portal Room, Profession Trainers

In this post, we will preview the layout and visuals of Shadowlands' main hub, Oribos. Oribos will be the center of attention during Shadowlands, hosting trainers, portals, PvP vendors, and more. Below you can find all options currently present in the location.

New Blood Elf Male Character Customizations - Hairstyles, Facial Hair, Ear Size

Blizzard added more Blood Elf Male character customization options including hairstyles, ear size, and facial hair.

Shadowlands Database Updated for Build 34490 - New Items, Crafting, and NPCs

Our Shadowlands database is now updated with even more new weapons, armor, items, NPCs, and more. Take a look and see what you can find!

Shadowlands Alpha Torghast Notes for May 21st - Torment Nerf, Skeletal Cauldrons Can Be Destroyed

Blizzard has posted update notes for Torghast on the Shadowlands Alpha including a nerf to two torments, allowing the Skeletal Cauldrons to be destroyed, nerfing Skeletal remains, and more!

New Mail Ardenweald Covenant Armor Set

We've datamined an additional Mail Ardenweald Covenant armor set.

Shadowlands Leather Maw Raid Set Update - Shoulders Added

The Shadowlands Leather Maw Raid set has received some updates in the recent build such as shoulder models. While this set is still missing a few pieces, we wanted to present an updated preview.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for May 21st, 2020 - Preserved Contaminants Usable on All Cleansed Items

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for May 21st, 2020 which includes the ability to use Preserved Contaminants usable on any cleansed item, a bug fix with the Legendary Cloak active and more!

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Character Customization Build 34490 - Blood Elves, Undead Decay

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added many character customization options, and we're happy to share most of them are also now available in Wowhead's Shadowlands Dressing Room.

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Rextroy's 115 Million Damage One Shot Exploit

Already infamous for soloing raid bosses and discovering creative combinations of mechanics, Rextroy has uncovered (and reported) a brand new exploit allowing him to one shot Wrathion, the Black Emperor inside Ny'alotha, dealing 115 million damage in a single hit!

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(NA) Last Chance to Buy Expedient III and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Expedient III, Masterful II and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which should occur tonight at 8:00 PM PDT / 11:00 PM EDT for NA Servers. We're not sure when these corruptions will return, so if you want them, it's time to buy them now!

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Infinite Stars Tooltip Bugged - Damage Still Scales with Item Level of Corrupted Item

The Infinite Stars Tooltip appears to be bugged and showing its old damage values of when it scaled off of Attack and Spell Power. In practice, Infinite Stars appears to function the same, with its damage scaling off of the Item Level of the Corrupted Item.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for May 22nd - May 25th

The first Corruption Vendor flip has occurred on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for May 22nd through 25th which includes Versatile III and Siphoner II.

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World of ArtCraft Community Creations: Custom Characters, Elwynn Forest D&D, and Sexy Sethrak

Today we're showcasing some of the amazing art coming out of the community. Artists are just as varied as their creations, each with their own unique style and theme, but they all share one thing in common - their love of World of Warcraft, represented in these great pieces!

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Mists of Tirna Scithe: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of the Mists of Tirna Scithe, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Ardenweald, home of the Night Fae Covenant.

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Class Guides Update - Best Corruptions to Buy for Every Specs

With the addition of the new Corruption Vendor, our Class Writers have updated our Corruption guides with information about which Preserved Contaminants you should purchase for your characters.

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DesMephisto's New Speed Leveling Record - 5 Hours 36 Minutes to Level 50 in Shadowlands

DesMephisto has hurtled through the Shadowlands Alpha leveling process once again, taking a new character from level 10 to 50 in just 5 hours and 37 minutes, shaving about 1:20 off their previous 7 hour record.

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Shadowlands Alpha State of Resto Druid - Lackluster GCDs, Spell Changes, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Resto Druid in the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing lackluster GCDs, spell changes, covenant abilities, the new leveling perks and more for the class!

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Returning to Azeroth: A Quick Guide to Upgrading the Legendary Cloak, Running Horrific Visions, Mastering Assaults, and Navigating the Corruption System

A quick and dirty guide to upgrading the Legendary Cloak, running Horrific Visions, mastering Assaults, and navigating the Corruption System for players returning in patch 8.3.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 126 | Garrison Flowchart, Corrupted Items & BoE Marke

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up discusses ways to make money with your Garrison and how the Corrpution vendor may impact the BoE economy.

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World of Warcraft Cosmology with Nobbel87

For this month's lore spotlight with Nobbel87, we are looking at the cosmology of World of Warcraft and how it could impact future stories.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap Build 34490 - New Paladin and Death Knight Anima Powers

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34490 hit, with more class and spell changes. This includes new anima powers for Paladin and Death Knight and a small change to the Blessing of Seasons Covenant ability for Paladins.

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World of Warcraft Wallpapers Rendered in 3D using AI

Redditor u/Allakatter used AI to render 2D World of Warcraft wallpapers in 3D video, adding a new layer of depth to these already beautiful images.

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Rextroy Uses PvP Scaling System to One-Shot Horde on a Naked Paladin

Rextroy continues to have fun finding creative ways to deal massive amounts of damage. In the latest video, he takes advantage of the PvP scaling system that allows players with worse gear to deal more damage, one-shotting enemy players with a naked Paladin.

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Wowhead Weekly #231 - Blood Elf Customization, Corruption Vendors

For Wowhead Weekly #231, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news, including the Corruption vendor and updated Blood Elf customization options.

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Choose Your Druid Bear and Cat Form Racial Tints on Character Creation Screen, Possible Tattoo Customization (Speculation)

The recent Shadowlands alpha build added character screen customization categories for Druid Bear Form and Cat Form. It looks like you'll be able to choose your Druid racial form appearance on the character creation screen, and we also look at some speculative data that tattoos could also be tied to Druids.

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Last Chance to Buy Versatile III and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Versatile III and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur on the Weekly Reset in each region. We're not sure when these corruptions will return, so if you want them, it's time to buy them now!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for May 26th - May 29th

Another Corruption Vendor flip has occurred on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for May 26th through 29th which includes Severe II!

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for May 26th

The Horrific Vision of Stormwind is back this week and there's no Split Personality in the Lost Areas!

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 80

With the Weekly Reset on May 26th (NA) / 27th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 80.

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There Won't be a BlizzCon in 2020 - Possible Virtual Event Early 2021

Blizzard has officially announced that there won't be an edition of BlizzCon in 2020 in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, they are planning an event for early 2021 to have in its place.

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Ardenweald Flying Unicorn

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Ardenweald Horse, a unicorn that can fly.

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Fan-made Allied Race Eye and Skin Color Customization Concept Art

Redditor Silverleaf2520 has come up with new fan-made eye and skin color concepts for the Void Elf, Lightforged Draenei, Nightborne, and Highmountain Tauren Allied Races.

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Chromie Time Preview - Choose an Expansion to Level Your Alts in Shadowlands

Old World leveling is being revamped with the Shadowlands Level squish. With Chromie Time, you can choose which expansion you want to level your alts at levels 10-50!

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Shadowlands Reveal Event on June 9th 9am PDT with Ion Hazzikostas and John Hight

Blizzard is hosting a Shadowlands reveal event on June 9th, providing a look at some new content in development.

Gushing Wound Corruption Nerf - Delayed Until Next Week's Reset

Blizzard encountered issues with the previously announced Gushing Wound nerf and it was not applied on this week's reset, but it will be applied on the week of June 2 (US)/3 (EU).

Blood Elves and Void Elves Will Get Blue Eyes in Shadowlands - Blizzard Preview of Customization Options

Blizzard has previewed Void Elf and Blood Elf customization options coming in Shadowlands, including blue eyes.

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May 27th Hotfixes - N'Zoth the Corruptor Spike Tentacle Targeting

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with a change to the final N'Zoth encounter, making the Spike Tentacle adds spread out their damage rather than frequently cast against the same target.

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Mistweaver Monk in Shadowlands Alpha - Lackluster GCDs, Minimal Talent Changes, Mastery Issues

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Mistweaver Monk in the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing lackluster GCDs, the lack of talent changes, covenant abilities, mastery issues and more!

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Fist of Justice Hotfix Coming Soon

Blizzard has identified a fix for the First of Justice bug that was causing its cooldown reduction to be more than intended.

Upcoming Black Lotus and Warsong Gulch Hotfixes

Blizzard has announced several upcoming hotfixes for WoW Classic, focused on improving the spawn rate of Black Lotus and hindering WSG exploits.

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Updated Classic Character Transfer Restrictions - May 28th Update

Blizzard has updated their Classic Character Transfer Restrictions to add a few new realms to both EU and US lists. These restrictions have been put in place in an effort to control the population growth of the largest realms.

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Ineffable Truth Cooldown Reduction Nerf - What Classes Will This Affect?

Blizzard has announced they will be fixing a bug with Ineffable Truth, so that flat cooldown reduction effects will not benefit from effects that increase your cooldown rate. The Blue Post specifically mentions Paladin's Hand of Justice talent but this will nerf any class that uses Ineffable Truth and has an ability that reduces the cooldown of another ability by a flat amount.

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Ion Hazzikostas Tweets About Ineffable Truth Nerf - May Only Affect Interaction with Fist of Justice

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has replied to some concerns on Twitter about the Ineffable Truth nerf, stating that Blizzard's focus is on the interaction between Ineffable Truth and Fist of Justice, and the team is looking into other specs to make sure they don't break other playstyles like Fire.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for May 28th - Preserved Contaminant Can be Applied to Weekly Rated PvP Items

Patch 8.3 hotfixes for May 28th include the ability for Preserved Contaminant and Gouged Eye of N’Zoth to be applied to items acquired from weekly rated PvP quests.

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Exploring Bastion with Polygon, Featuring Steve Danuser and Johnny Cash

Polygon released a short Bastion teaser, highlighting the first Shadowlands leveling zone along with a few a insights from [i]World of Warcraft[/i] lead narrative designer Steve Danuser and senior game designer Johnny Cash. While there isn't much that we haven't already seen or heard, the article brings up a few provocative talking points.

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Wrath of the Lich King Server Blades On Sale in China

Blizzard is releasing a limited amount of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King server blades in China.

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Last Chance to Buy Severe II and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Severe II and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur at 8:00 PM Pacific on NA servers and later on EU servers. We're not sure when these corruptions will return, so if you want them, it's time to buy them now!

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Warcraft III: Reforged PTR Changes - Crypt Lord, Pendant of Energy, Breath of Frost

Blizzard has posted some changes coming soon to Warcraft III: Reforged as a result of PTR testing, focused on Crypt Lord, Pendant of Energy, and Breath of Frost.

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Ion Hazzikostas Tweets About Blood Elf / Void Elf Blue Eyes in Shadowlands

Ion Hazzikostas has tweeted about the decision to add blue eyes as customization options for Blood Elves and Void Elves in Shadowlands.

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Classic Second Layer Returns to Herod and Whitemane May 29th

Blizzard has announced that the US realms Herod and Whitemane will be receiving a second layer today, in order to fight high queue times in peak hours.

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New Warcraft Short Story “A Moment in Verse” - Lor'themar and Thalyssra

Blizzard has released a new short story, "A Moment in Verse," exploring the relationship between Lor'themar and Thalyssra.

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New Arthas Lich King Figurine On Sale from Beast Studios and Blizzard

Beast Kingdom, in collaboration with Blizzard, has opened up pre-orders for a new Arthas Lich King figurine.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for May 29th - June 2nd: Twilight Devastation II, Expedient II

We now have our 4th set of Corruptions on the Vendor in the NA region with the EU flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for May 29th through June 2nd which includes Expedient II, Twilight Devastation II and more!

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Level 10 to 50 in Under 4 Hours with Warlords of Draenor on the Shadowlands Alpha

DesMephisto has set a new leveling record, going from 10 to 50 in [b]3 hours and 37 minutes[/b] in [i]Warlords of Draenor[/i] using Chromie Time. While the new expansion choosing feature is definitely incomplete and there's likely a lot of level up tuning to be done, it's a great chance to experience leveling up through those previous expansions.

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Shadowlands Character Customization Guides for All Races

Many races will receive character customization updates in the Shadowlands expansion, and with the recent Blood Elf eye news, we thought it was a good time to share our customization guides we've put together for all races. As customization options for each race are added over the course of many alpha builds, it can be hard to keep track of the complete list of customization options, so we've created these guides compiling all the new options.

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Stranglethorn Vale in Unreal Engine 4

3D artist and ambient music fan Darek Zahálka has recreated the jungle zone of Stranglethorn Vale in Unreal Engine 4.

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Heroic Ny'alotha Full Clear with 29 Fire Mages

Today Method's Scrype hosted a pug Heroic Ny'alotha run with 29 Fire Mages (and a Vengeance DH tank). The run was organized to show how fast Fire Mages can burst bosses down.

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Returning to Azeroth: A Quick Guide to Using Your Heart of Azeroth and Applying Essences

A quick overview of the The Heart of Azeroth and Essences and how to use them, for players returning to World of Warcraft in patch 8.3.

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Shadowlands Lore and the Audio Visual Design of Bastion with SAGamer

SA Gamer has published an amazing deep dive into both Shadowlands lore elements, as well as the audio and visual design which brings Bastion to life. Joined by senior game designer Johnny Cash, as well as a host of sound and art designers, the article provides a great deal of insight regarding the thought process behind the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 127 | Spreadsheets, Bank Alts & Raw Gold

The latest WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up discusses longboi spreadsheets, bank alt management, and raw gold farming in Mists of Pandaria.

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WoW Esports Twitter Teases Mystery WoW Classic Esports Event

The WoW Esports twitter account has teased a potential official WoW Classic event.

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Classic Molten Core Full Clear with 40 Shaman

Today in Classic WoW, 40 Shamans from the EU/RU server Змейталак (Wyrmthalak) have gathered together to defeat Molten Core. Congratulations to them!

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Maldraxxus Chimera Flying Mount

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Maldraxxus flying mount, a chimera.

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When Will Specific Corruptions Return? - Possible Datamined Corruption Vendor Rotation

Versatile III, Expedient III and other popular corruptions have already left the vendor and many players have wondered when they will reappear on MOTHER. Based on some datamining from Dorovon, it may be possible to predict when corruptions will return to MOTHER's inventory.

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Wowhead Weekly #232 - Blue Eye Customization Options, No BlizzCon 2020

For Wowhead Weekly #232, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news, including no BlizzCon in 2020, confirmed blue eye customization options for elves, and an upcoming Shadowlands announcement on June 9th.

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Ineffable Truth Cooldown Reduction Bug No Longer Being Changed

Blizzard has announced that the upcoming Ineffable Truth cooldown reduction bug that would have affected Fist of Justice and classes like Holy Priest will no longer be changed due to a review of the various interactions at play.

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Last Chance to Buy Twilight Devastation II, Expedient II and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Twilight Devastation II, Expedient II and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur at 8:00 AM Pacific on NA servers and later on EU servers.

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Corruption Vendor Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 2nd - 5th: Severe III

We now have our 5th set of Corruptions on the Vendor in the NA region with the EU flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 2nd through 5th which includes Severe III!

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for June 2nd

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and Split Personality has returned once again comboed with Haunting Shadows in the Lost areas.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 83

With the Weekly Reset on June 2nd (NA) / 3rd (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 83.

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Kill World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok This Week for Chance at Alpaca Mount

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week, and new to 8.3, drops an alpaca mount.

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Revendreth Epic Death Warg Mount

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Revendreth Epic Death Warg mount.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes: Costs of Hero Ultimate Abilities, Mercenary Camp Updates

Blizzard has posted patch notes for the latest Warcraft III: Reforged balance update, including changes to the costs of hero ultimate abilities.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for June 2nd - Gushing Wound Nerf

June 2nd hotfixes include the already-announced nerf to Gushing Wounds and a bugfix for the lockout time of interrupted spell schools that increased when Ineffable Truth ended.

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Preserved Contaminant Simulations - Find your Best Corruptions with Raidbots

In order to help you to visualize the impact of the Preserved Contaminants System, today we will highlight a new feature added to Raidbots's Top Gear tool. This feature allows players to select corruptions they don't currently own to measure their impact on their DPS.

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Speedrunning Raids in Classic WoW

In WoW Classic, players that want to challenge themselves in PvE content have turned to speedrunning raids. Today, we'll take a closer look at the speedrunning scene, some basics to get players started, and what top Guilds are doing!

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Blizzard's Night Fae Covenant and Ardenweald Shadowlands Zone Preview

Blizzard has released an official preview of the Ardenweald zone, one of the new leveling zones in Shadowlands that is tied to the Night Fae covenant.

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Blizzard Comments on Fire Mage Ignite Spreading on Shadowlands Alpha - Phoenix Flames Baseline

Blizzard has commented on Fire Mage's Ignite spreading on the Shadowlands Alpha, making Phoenix Flames baseline to help fill the role.

Blizzard Comments on Fire Mage Ignite Spreading on Shadowlands Alpha - Phoenix Flames Baseline

Blizzard has commented on Fire Mage's Ignite spreading on the Shadowlands Alpha, making Phoenix Flames baseline to help fill the role.

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Rextroy One-Shots Drest'agath with 39 Million Damage Stormstrike

Rextroy has one-shot another Ny'alotha boss! Drest'agath has fallen with a 39 Million Damage Stormstrike.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 New UI Elements - Weekly Reward, Kyrian Soulbinds

A new Shadowlands Alpha build is in progress and we're starting with new UI elements of the Weekly Reward and Kyrian Soulbinds.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 Preamble and Strings

Premable for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 including new customization options, strings, scenarios and more!

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 Spells and Class Changes

Class and Spell changes for Shadowlands Alpha build 34615 including a change to Fire Mage's mastery Ignite, a buff to Paladin Glimmer of Light and some tuning changes. In addition, many new Anima Powers have been added including for Rogue!

New Claws of Ursoc Customization Coming for Bear Form - Shadowlands Build 34615

With today's Shadowlands Alpha build, Blizzard has added new UI elements to support selecting more Bear Form and Cat Form appearances, expanding the options added in previous builds. These new options include one that is likely your Legion Artifact one, meaning they will be adding support for those appearances for players that have unlocked them.

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Rogue and Paladin Now Available for Testing in Torghast - All Classes Now Eligible

Rogue and Paladin have received new anima powers and been made eligible for Torghast, finally allowing all classes to queue for the activity on the Shadowlands Alpha.

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Oribos Portals Added to the Stormwind and Orgrimmar Portal Rooms - Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615

Blizzard has added portals to Oribos in the Portal Rooms in Stormwind and Orgrimmar.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 Encounter Journal

Encounter Journal for Shadowlands Alpha build 34615.

Of particular note, the Castle Nathria Kael'thas Encounter has had it's name changed to Sun King's Salvation.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 Models - Arbiter Heart, Revendreth Death Warg MountSpecial

While there are no new models in today's alpha build, the Arbiter's heart and Revendreth Death Warg mount special have received updates.

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New Worgen Eye Player Customizations in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615

We've datamined new worgen eye customizations that appear to be available for player characters in Shadowlands Alpha build 34615.

Improved Character Creation Previews in Shadowlands

Character creation previews on the Shadowlands Alpha build have been enhanced, showcasing new weapons and armor, to give players a more exciting look at their future character.

Customize Your Druid Racial and Artifact Bear / Cat Form Tints on the Character Creation Screen in Shadowlands

Earlier we speculated that Druid Bear and Cat Form tints could be chosen on the character creation screen, both racial tints and artifact weapon tints. Now we have datamined the Druid form customization tints currently supported in the data. While this is a WIP, we can see that both Druid racial and artifact tints will be supported on the character creation screen, for multiple races, in Shadowlands!

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Updates to Torghast's Torment of the Tower Mechanic - Floor Soft-Timers Removed, Bonus Loot For Speed Clear

The Torghast's Torments of the Tower mechanic has been updated, removing the soft-timer from each floor, but adding bonus loot for a prompt completion of each boss. However, Torments of the Tower now appear to be permanent for the rest of your run.

Blue Eye Customization Options for Blood Elves and Void Elves - Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615

Overview of the blue eye options added for Blood Elves and Void Elves in Shadowlands alpha build 34615. The tints available to both races appear to be slightly different.

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Updated Mail Ardenweald Covenant Armor Set

The revamped Mail Ardenweald Covenant Armor set received a belt in Shadowlands alpha build 34615.

Shadowlands Ardenweald Zone Preview

Ardenweald is a domain of restoration tended by the mystic night fae. Within this eternal forest, massive dream trees draw in precious anima—the essence of souls that flows through the Shadowlands—to feed the spirits of nature awaiting rebirth into the cycle.

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Torghast, Tower of the Damned Patch Notes for Shadowlands Build 34615 - Removal of Timers from Torments

Blizzard has posted update notes for Torghast, Tower of the Damned on the Shadowlands Alpha including the removal of timers from Torments, the addition of the "Cosmetic-only" mode of Torghast and more!

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The Ardenweald Dreamer - Ysera's Story in Shadowlands (Story Spoilers)

Ysera was one of the datamined characters that we knew would appear at some point in Shadowlands. With the latest alpha build release, Ardenweald is now available for testing, and within the zone leveling storyline, Ysera has been found! Story spoilers.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Character Customization Build 34615 - Dwarves, Blood Elf Ears and Skin

With Shadowlands Alpha build 34615, all Dwarf customization options including tattoos, as well as the remaining Blood Elf options including skin tone, have been added to the Shadowlands Dressing Room.

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Sulfuras and Ashbringer Weapons Recreated in Monster Hunter: World

Several iconic weapons from Warcraft lore have been recreated in Monster Hunter: World.

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Shadowlands Professions Optional Reagent Updates - Select All Secondaries, Bonuses Available in Every Slot

With this week's Alpha build, Blizzard did a minor revamp to the Optional Reagent System, adding new secondary stat slots and changing Bonus Effects.

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World Buffs Now Tracked in Classic Raid Logs

Blizzard has hotfixed in the ability to track the presence of world buffs at the start of raid encounters.

Upcoming Changes to Druid's Convoke the Spirits Covenant Ability on Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has announced some upcoming changes to the Druid Covenant Ability, Convoke the Spirits, in an upcoming Shadowlands Alpha build.

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New Torghast Anima Powers and Covenant-Specific Anima Powers in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 adds many new Anima Powers for Death Knights and Rogues, as well as covenant-specific anima powers for Shaman, Warlock, Warrior, and Demon Hunter.

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Shadowlands Reveal Event Planned for June 9th Postponed

Blizzard has announced they are postponing their Shadowlands reveal livestream planned for June 9th.

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Last Chance to Buy Severe III and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Severe III and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur at 8:00 PM Pacific on NA servers and later on EU servers.

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Second Layer Added to Arugal and Faerlina Realms on Classic WoW

Blizzard has announced that they are adding a second layer to the Arugal and Faerlina realms on Classic WoW due to extended queues.

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Upcoming PvP Tuning Changes for June 9th - Versatile Corruption Nerfed in PvP

Blizzard has posted upcoming PvP Tuning changes that are coming in with the weekly maintenance on June 9th (NA) that nerfs the Versatile Corruption, some Trinkets, Azerite Essences and more!

Corruption Vendor Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 5th - 9th: Masterful III

The 6th set of Corruptions is nowe on the Vendor in the NA region with the EU flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 5th through 9th which includes Masterful III. Fire Mages it's your time!

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Shadowlands Alpha State of Balance Druid - Eclipses, Starfall AoE, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Balance Druid in the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing the eclipse system, the new starfall, Covenant abilities and more!

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The Gushing Wounds and Versatile Corruption Nerfs - A PvP Perspective

With the recent nerf to Gushing Wounds and the upcoming nerf to Versatile, many players will be wondering how this affects them. In this article, Joefernandes analyzes the impact these changes will have on PvP.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34365 Datamining Recap - Ardenweald, Torghast Timers Removed, Choose Both Secondary Stats on Crafted Armor

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34365 hit, with the zone of Ardenweald opening, Torghast timers removed, and the ability to choose both secondary stats on crafted armor. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Shadowlands Mount Preview - Decomposer Mount

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Decomposer mount.

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Shadowlands Profession, Recipe, and Optional Crafting Reagent Guides

Guides to all professions in Shadowlands, as well as the new optional reagent crafting system.

Shadowlands Profession, Recipe, and Optional Crafting Reagent Guides

Guides to all professions in Shadowlands, as well as the new optional reagent crafting system.

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Zeegers Sets New Speedrun World Record for Leveling 1-60 in WoW Classic (Real Time Aided Category)

WoW Classic streamer Zeegers just set a new speedrun world record for leveling 1-60 in 36 hours, classified under the Real Time Aided category. Congratulations!

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 128 | TSM 4.10 Alpha, Flipping Guide, Goblin Lingo

The latest economy update features a massive overhaul to TSM, a guide to basic AH flipping, and a glossary to confusing gold-making terms.

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Shadowlands Torghast Anima Power Guides for Every Class

Today we'd like to highlight a new collection of guides that we've recently published: our Anima Power guides for every class!

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap for Build 34615 - Many New Anima Powers, Fire Mage Phoenix Flames

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34615 hit, with more class and spell changes including adding Phoenix Flames baseline for Fire Mages, many new Anima Powers including those that affect Covenant abilities and more!

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Ardenweald Open, Shadowlands Blizz Stream Delayed

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the release of Ardenweald on the Shadowlands Alpha and the delay of Blizzard's Shadowlands stream.

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Woodworking Horde PC Tower by Zephryus

Players continue to exercise their creativity with WoW in a myriad of ways. This time around, woodworker Zephryus sent us pictures of his awesome home-made PC tower!

Upcoming Conflict & Strife Nerf June 9th - Versatility Defensive Benefit Bonus Halved

Blizzard has posted an update about the upcoming PvP nerfs. In addition to the announced changes, they will also be nerfing the Versatility bonus given by Conflict & Strife major. Instead of doubling the damage reduction from Versatility while stunned, it will now only increase it by 50%.

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Wowhead Weekly #233 - Ardenweald, Druid Form Customization, Profession Updates

For Wowhead Weekly #233, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news, including profession updates, Ardenweald opening on alpha, and selecting Druid form colors on the character creation screen.

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Blizzard Announces the World of Warcraft Classic Summer Bowl PvP Tournament

Blizzard has released a blue post talking about the first official PvP tournament in Classic WoW - the Summer Bowl. The Summer Bowl is a 10v10 Warsong Gulch tournament beginning on June 17, with teams in North America and Europe competing for a prize poll of USD $4,000 in each region.

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Best of MDI Fan Cinematic by IKedit

IKEdit, the creator of famous fan-made cinematics like Silithus: Extinction and the recreation of the Warcraft movie trailer using WoW assets, released the Best of MDI fan cinematic.

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June 8th Hotfixes - Shadowy Duel & Corrupted Gladiator's Breach

Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with a couple of targeted changes, the Subtlety Rogue PvP talent Shadowy Duel is now a little less shadowy so that their opponent can actually see them, and the Corrupted Gladiator's Breach trinket portal is now easier to interact with.

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Last Chance to Buy Masterful III and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Masterful III and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur at 8:00 AM Pacific on NA servers and later on EU servers.

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When Will Specific Corruptions Return UPDATE - Hotfix to Possible Corruption Vendor Rotation

We previously speculated on the upcoming Corruption Vendor rotation based on some datamining from Dorovon. We've found that these values have now been updated again, changing the date of which popular corruptions are speculated to return.

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Shadow Priest Issues in Shadowlands Alpha - Rotation, Talents, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Shadow Priest and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing the Shadow Priest rotation, talents, covenant abilities and more!

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Corruption Vendor Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 9th - 12th: Gushing Wound

The 7th set of Corruptions is now on the Vendor in the NA region with the EU flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 9th through 12th which includes Gushing Wound!

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for June 9th

The Horrific Vision of Stormwind is back this week and there's no Split Personality or Entomophobia madness! It's a great week to do a 5 Mask Vision run.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 86

With the Weekly Reset on June 9th (NA) / 10th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 86.

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Classic Moonkin Madness - 40 Druids Attempt Molten Core

Following in the footsteps of their Shaman brethren, a group of 40 Druids from the Zandalar Tribe (EU RP-PvP) server attempted Molten Core yesterday and hilarity ensued. Described as a horror show of starfire and moonfire, the group contained an unprecedented 25 Balance Druids, along with 40 innervates, 40 battle resurrections, and the very handy increased movement speed while dead!

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Fan-Made Custom Model for Muradin Bronzebeard

Redditor SirThompshire has created a custom model for Muradin Bronzebeard, inspired by his official art and Reforged model.

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Rextroy Amassed Army of 300 Kul Tiran Guards to One-Shot the Horde

Rextroy is back with another creative in-game feat--this time he's amassed an army of 300 Kul Tiran guards to one shot Horde.

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Hotfixes for June 9 - Life Cocoon and Conflict and Strife PvP Nerfs, Classic Dragons of Nightmare Instant Spawn

Hotfixes for June 9th include previously announced nerfs for Life Cocoon and Conflict and Strife Major Azerite Essence for PvP, as well as a hotfix for Classic WoW where the Dragons of Nightmare could respawn shortly after their death.

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Holy Priest State in Shadowlands Alpha - Lackluster GCDs, Covenant Abilities, Toolkit Changes

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Holy Priest and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing the lackluster GCDs, Covenant abilities, base toolkit changes and more!

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More Warcraft Clothing Recreated in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Roundup of some more Warcraft-themed clothing created by the community for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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The Increasing Impact of Botting and RMT in Classic WoW

Last month, we highlighted the increasingly dire situation regarding real money transactions (RMT), botting, and advertisements in the Chinese version of World of Warcraft. Yesterday redditor oldeasysleepyhero detailed how botting and RMT are flooding other regions of Classic WoW.

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Upcoming DPS Shaman Changes on Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has announced a large number of changes to the DPS Shaman specs coming to an upcoming build of the Shadowlands Alpha.

Upcoming Mage Changes to Shadowlands Alpha - 2 Charge Shimmer Returns

Blizzard has posted some information on upcoming mage changes to the Shadowlands Alpha, including reverting Shimmer to 2 charges but increasing its cooldown and more!

Upcoming Death Knight Changes to the Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has posted some upcoming Death Knight Changes to the Shadowlands Alpha including removing Rune Tap from the GCD and more!

Upcoming Warlock Changes to Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has posted some upcoming changes to Warlocks on the Shadowlands alpha, addressing concerns with pet summoning, Curse of Doom, and Affliction's single target rotation.

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The Cosmic Forces Cosmology Chart in Color

Last month we highlighted AJT2k19's exceptional remake of the World of Warcraft Chronicles Cosmology Chart, and today we have another great piece of art by redditor Talah. Where AJT2k19 opted for a complete update using the same base, Talah added color while retaining the base, emphasizing the details of the original art. The result is very eye catching!

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Arcane Mage State on Shadowlands Alpha - Delayed Burst, More Talent Choice, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Arcane Mage and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing Arcane's delayed burst, talents choices, covenant abilities and more!

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Blizzard's Necrolord Covenant and Maldraxxus Shadowlands Zone Preview

Blizzard has released an official preview of the Maldraxxus zone, one of the new leveling zones in Shadowlands that is tied to the Necrolord covenant. This undead-themed is the second zone players will level through in Shadowlands, after Bastion and before Ardenweald.

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Activision Blizzard Pledges $4 Million to Fight Against Systemic Inequality

Activision Blizzard issued a statement on Twitter, pledging several million in donations to the United Negro College Fund, the Equal Justice Initiative, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow, with a stated goal of raising $4 million for those organizations. Blizzard Entertainment quickly followed with a statement of further support, citing this was just the beginning.

Preamble for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 - Customization Names, Global Strings

We have the preamble for Shadowlands alpha build 34714, including global strings and customization names.

Many Datamined Druid Form Character Customization Choices

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added many Druid form options under character customization choices. Some seem to make sense, like colors for Cat and Bear form, and adding options for Aquatic and Flight form. However, other new options seem totally wild, covering options for Naga and Skeleton forms.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 - Spells and Class Changes

In this post, we go over the spell and class change for the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

Broken Helm of Domination Models - Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714

In Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714, we finally see in-game models for the shattered Helm of Domination, broken by Sylvanas during the Shadowlands Announcement Cinematic.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 - Necrotic Wake Loading Screen, Icons

In this post, we go over the new art for loading screens and icons added in Shadowlands build 34714.

Choose Your Druid Shapeshift Appearances in the Barber Shop - Artifact Forms

Blizzard has announced that Druids will be able to go to the Barber Shop to choose their Bear and Cat Form which includes using unlocked Artifact Appearances!

New Models for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 - Draka Mount, Death Elemental Mount

Two new models are added in the most recent Shadowlands Alpha build - One being a mount that is seemingly tied to Draka, and another one being a Death Elemental Mount with 3 recolors.

Druid Aquatic, Travel, and Flight Forms Customized in Shadowlands Barber Shop

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added options to customize Druid Aquatic, Travel, and Flight forms from the barber shop.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 Encounter Journal - 10th Castle Nathria Boss

Encounter Journal for Shadowlands Alpha build 34714 which includes the 10th Castle Nathria boss!

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Shadowlands Talent Calculator and Database Updated for Build 34714 - New Items, Pets, and Covenant Mounts

Our Shadowlands talent calculator is updated with build 34714 class changes, and our database has a host of new items to preview, including new pets and covenant mounts!

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Tauren Female Shadowlands Character Customization Options Added in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714

New character customization options added for Tauren Female in Shadowlands Alpha build 34714, including new bangs, headdresses, and necklaces.

Tauren Male Shadowlands Character Customization Options Added in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714

New character customization options added for Male Tauren in Shadowlands Alpha build 34714, including hair fringe, headdresses, and necklaces.

New Class Animations in the Character Creation Screen in Shadowlands

More cosmetic improvements have been added to the character creation screen in the most recent Shadowlands Alpha build. Previously, armor previews for each class were added, and now they have new animations showcasing the class chosen!

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New Blood Elf Female Bracelet and Necklace Customization Options

Blizzard continues to experiment with Blood Elf female jewelry customization options, adding bracelet options in the latest build.

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"9.0 PvP Power" Spell Added in Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714

A "9.0 PvP Power" spell has been added in Shadowlands Alpha build 34714 which increases you primary stat by an amount equal to your PvP Power.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Character Customization Build 34714 - Many Tauren Options, Blood Elf Jewelry

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added many character customization options, and the Tauren customization options and Blood Elf bracelets are now available in the Dressing Room.

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Ysera The Dreamer Sculpture by Julie Colibri

With the recent launch of Ardenweald on the Shadowlands alpha, it's the perfect time to share this Ysera the Dreamer Sculpture by Julie Colibri.

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Ardenweald Pod, Purple Vulpin, and More Mounts from Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714

Shadowlands alpha build 34714 added many new mount tints related to covenants or zones, including the Ardenweald Pod and Purple Vulpin.

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WoW Classic PTR 1.13.5 Patch Notes - Ahn'Qiraj, Threat API, Authenticator Bag Slots

Blizzard has posted the notes for the latest WoW Classic PTR, including Ahn'QIraj and the Scepter event open for testing, improvements to the threat API, and the ability to earn additional bag slots when attaching an authenticator.

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Oribos Transportation - Covenant Gateways

The latest Alpha build added new transportation options to the new capital city of Oribos in the form of Gateways to the Shadowlands realms.

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Last Chance to Buy Gushing Wounds and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Gushing Wound and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur at 8:00 PM Pacific on NA servers and later on EU servers.

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Corruption Vendor Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 12th - 16th

The 8th and final Corruption rotation is now on the Vendor in the NA region with the EU flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 12th through 16th.

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Fire Mage State on Shadowlands Alpha - Spell Changes, Covenant Abilities, and Combustion

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Fire Mage and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing spell changes, Covenant abilities, Combustion and more!

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Shadowlands Alpha - Ardenweald Storyline Summary and Playthrough

Ardenweald is the third zone that players will level in Shadowlands, lasting from level 54 to 57. In this post, we have a plot summary for the Ardenweald storyline, as well as a full rundown of the quests you need to do to complete the leveling storyline in the zone! Story spoilers.

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Plaguefall: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of Plaguefall, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Maldraxxus, home of the Necrolord Covenant.

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Fire Mage State on Shadowlands Alpha - Spell Changes, Covenant Abilities, and Combustion

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Fire Mage and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing spell changes, Covenant abilities, Combustion and more!

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Chinese Guild <Scary Maze> Defeats Mythic N'Zoth Without Mythic-Only Phase

The Chinese guild <Scary Maze> has defeated Mythic N'Zoth without entering the Mythic-only phase.

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Death Elemental Mount - Shadowlands Mount Preview

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Death Elemental mount.

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Soloing Zul'Gurub Naked for Fun and Profit as a Paladin

Youtube Tedj is a Paladin main who has worked tirelessly to find the best way to farm gold in Classic WoW. After successfully solo farming Zul'Gurub trash, he decided to take it a step further and do the entire run naked!

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Vashj, Draka, and Mograine Cameos in Shadowlands (Story Spoilers)

BlizzCon 2019 teased cameo appearances from several important characters in WoW's past in Shadowlands. In the latest alpha build, we've met several of these characters! Story spoilers.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 Datamining Recap - Maldraxxus, Tauren Customziation, Oribos Transportation

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34714 hit, adding Maldraxxus, Tauren customization options, a cool transportation visual when leaving Oribos, and class-specific animations on the character creation screen. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 129 | Baiting Ethics, WorthIt & New Gold Makers

The latest economy update features how to set up WorthIt, an explanation of gold-baiting, and gold-making tips for new players.

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All Covenant Ability Spell Effect Visuals in Shadowlands

Images of all spell effects for covenant abilities coming in Shadowlands, including all class-specific covenant abilities.

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Protection Paladins' High DPS on Maut Due to Infinite Loop

An article that describes how the interaction between Protection Paladin's Holy Shield and Maut works causing very high DPS. It describes how they are gearing and what the damage log looks like.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Changes Recap for Build 34714 - Warlock, Death Knight, Mage, Shaman

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34714 hit, with more class and spell changes including changes to Warlocks, Death Knights, Mages and DPS Shamans.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Maldraxxus Storyline Summary and Playthrough

Maldraxxus is the second zone that players will level in Shadowlands, lasting from level 52 to 54. In this post, we have a plot summary for the Maldraxxus storyline, as well as a full rundown of the quests you need to do to complete the leveling storyline in the zone!

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Using Party Sync in World of Warcraft to Play with Friends Regardless of Level

Blizzard has published an article detailing how you can use party sync to play with friends, regardless of their level.

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Method Acquires Weak Aura Repository Wago.io

Ora, webmaster of the extremely popular Weak Auras website Wago.io announced today that Method had acquired the website. No information was given regarding the details of the acquisition, though the post specifically cited the importance of the platform staying independent and offering new encryption options to ward off any concerns of impropriety.

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Wowhead Weekly #234 - Maldraxxus, Tauren Customization, Oribos Portal Animations

For Wowhead Weekly #234, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news, including character customization options for Tauren, Oribos transportation animations, and the new zone of Maldraxxus.

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Help Blizzard By Reporting Bots in Classic WoW Bluepost

Blizzard has published a blue post thanking players for their effort in reporting the increasing number of bots and RMT present in Classic WoW. They also reinforce that the best way to make sure bots are banned is always to report them in-game by right-clicking their portrait and reporting them for cheating.

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WoW Classic AQ Opening Event PTR Stress Test on June 18th

Blizzard is holding a stress test on the WoW Classic PTR to test the opening of Ahn'QIraj.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Maldraxxus, Tauren Customization, PvP Power Spell

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the release of Maldraxxus on the Shadowlands Alpha as well as the latest build updates like Tauren customization and new mounts.

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Bad Luck Protection Getting Added for Rank 4 Essences from Paragon Caches

Blizzard has announced that the drop rate of Rank 4 Essences will increase as you open more Paragon caches in an upcoming change. This change will also be retroactive to any Paragon caches that you've opened in the past!

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Banwan World First Solo Restless Cabal

We've another World First solo raid boss highlight to share, with Batwan successfully taking down The Restless Cabal on their Vengeance Demon Hunter. Citing over 400 solo boss kills, The Restless Cabal stands out as one of the most difficult, with Wan ranking the encounter 3rd in terms of difficulty due to the demanding DPS check while also surviving the encounter mechanics, going so far as to call it an absurd mix of DPS, survivability, strategy, and execution requirements.

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Feral Druid State on Shadowlands Alpha - Spell Changes, Covenant Abilities, Bloodtalons

Feedback and opinions on the state of Feral Druid on the Shadowlands Alpha including spell changes, covenant abilities, Bloodtalons and more!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 16th - June 19th

The Corruption Vendor has started its second rotation which means that Expedient III is back! We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 16th through June 19th.

Additional Limit of 30 Instances Per Day Added in WoW Classic

Blizzard has announced a new limit has been added to WoW Classic of 30 instances per day which is in addition to the previous 5 instances per hour cap.

Full Corruption Vendor Rotation - When Will Preserved Contaminants Return to the Corruption Vendor?

Want to know when the Corruption that you need will return? With the Corruption vendor starting its second rotation and following previous speculation, we've provided the likely return date for each Corruption so that you can plan your Echoes of Ny'alotha.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for June 16th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and Split Personality has returned once again comboed with Haunting Shadows in the Lost areas.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 89

With the Weekly Reset on June 16th (NA) / 17th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 89. If you just hit a Rank 15 Cloak and start collecting Malefic Cores this week, you will catch up to other players when the cap is 122 Corruption Resistance.

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Preserved Contaminants and Legendary Cloak Updates - Blizzard Confirms Corruption Vendor Rotation

Blizzard has published a blog confirming the order of the corruption vendor rotation. There are also no planned improvements for updating the cloak after Rank 15 with Malefic Cores.

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Auction House Hotfix - Players Throttled For Using Addons to Run Many Queries

Blizzard has applied a hotfix to the Auction House which throttles players using addons to run huge amounts of queries. For power-users, the Auction House will now run slower.

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Mythic Battle of Dazar'alor Raid Skip Added - Go Directly to Jaina

Have you wanted to get the Glacial Tidestorm mount? A new NPC has been added to the beginning of Mythic Battle of Dazar'alor which allows you to skip directly to Mythic Jaina, makiing it much easier to acquire!

Upcoming 8.3.7 PTR Update

Blizzard is pushing an 8.3.7 update to the Public Test Realms, which won't contain any new featurs--just non-player facing changes for Shadowlands.

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Interview with Sebens, 12/12 Mythic Tank Who Plays Warcraft With No Hands

Today we present an interview with Sebens, a 12/12 Mythic tank who plays Warcraft without hands. He wanted to share his story and gaming setup with us to show that there are plenty of ways to achieve playing video games (or anything) with a disability.

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Wowhead Pride Pin & Fundraiser to Benefit The Trevor Project + more new pins!

This month we're excited to release four new collectible pins to the Wowhead Shop! Each of these four new pins are limited edition (we won't be making multiple runs) and are only for pre-order. We estimate shipments will be sent out by August 2020. If you include any non-pre-order items in your purchase they will be shipped with the pre-orders. Visit the shop directly to view everything available for sale. We've made efforts to reduce the cost of shipping for international customers and we've added first-class mail as a cheaper option, domestically, for orders weighing less than one pound. Without further ado...

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Five Consecutive Weeks of Timewalking Starting June 23rd

Blizzard has announced five consecutive weeks of Timewalking Holidays starting the week of June 23rd.

Super Squirt Pet Battle Event Live for US on 17th of June

Super Squirt is live for US realms this Wednesday the 17th of June! Super Squirt is a rare occurrence that allows you to level battle pets very fast.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Spells and Class Changes

In this article, we cover the spell and class changes for build 34821, including a number of Warlock and Warrior changes, including the return of Single Minded Fury!

Dual Wield One Handed Weapons - Single Minded Fury Warriors Return in Shadowlands

Today's Shadowlands alpha build includes a number of Warrior class changes, including the long requested return of Single-Minded Fury!

Encounter Journal for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Dungeons and Castle Nathria

We have the latest encounter journal for Shadowlands dungeon and Castle Nathria bosses, including more details on the Altimor the Huntsman fight.

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Database Updated for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Maw Lore, Stygia Crafted Items, Battle Pets

Our database is now updated for the latest Shadowlands alpha build which features new Maw Lore and crafted items, as well as more battle pets.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Preamble Changes - Change Color of Flashes to Fade to Black

In this article, we cover the preamble changes in build 34821.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Loading Screens and Icons

This build added new loading screens for Spires of Ascension, Darkmaul Citadel, and Bastion Arena. Plus it adds new icons for Night Fae covenant abilities, professions, and more.

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Night Elf Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Vines, Eyebrows, Hairstyles

New character customization options added for Male Night Elves in Shadowlands Alpha build 34821, including vines, eyebrow options, and hairstyles.

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Night Elf Female Customization Options from Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Vines, Necklaces, Headdresses

New character customization options added for Female Night Elves in Shadowlands Alpha build 34821, including vines, necklaces, and headdresses.

Ravager Tracks Targets and Uses Your Weapon in Shadowlands

The Warrior talent Ravager has received a couple nice quality of life updates on the Shadowlands alpha, now slowly tracking the nearest target and using the Warrior's weapon in place of a generic model. These changes come alongside a number of new Warrior class changes overhauling Arms and Fury talents, as well as the long awaited return of Single-Minded Fury.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Maps - The Maw, Sanguine Depths, Theater of Pain

Today's build finally adds a map for The Maw, plus updated maps for the Sanguine Depths and Teather of Pain dungeons.

Draenei Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Horn Decorations, Tail Size

New character customization options added for Male Draenei in Shadowlands Alpha build 34821, including hairstyles, horn decorations, and tail size.

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Draenei Female Customization Options from Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 - Tail Jewelry, Hairstyles

New character customization options added for Female Draenei in Shadowlands Alpha build 34821, including tail jewelry, horn decorations, and more hairstyles.

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Worgen Can Customize Their Human Form Separately in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, Worgen characters are now able to customize their Worgen and Human forms separate from each other!

Druid Customizations at the Barber Shop on the Shadowlands Alpha

As previously announced, you can now change your Druid Forms at the Barber Shop in Shadowlands. We have a preview of the system on the Alpha.

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Torghast Update Notes for June 17th on the Shadowlands Alpha

Blizzard has posted update notes for Torghast, Tower of the Damned on the Shadowlands Alpha nerfing the Tower Sentinel's slow effect when far from the Sentinel.

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Actions Taken to Address Exploitative Gameplay - Blizzard Suspends Over 74,000 Accounts

Blizzard continues to take actions to address exploitative gameplay such as botting, recently closing or suspending over 74,000 WoW accounts.

Actions Taken to Address Exploitative Gameplay - Blizzard Suspends Over 74,000 Accounts

Blizzard continues to take actions to address exploitative gameplay such as botting, recently closing or suspending over 74,000 WoW accounts.

Blizzard Significantly Reduces Auction House Throttling

Following the unpopular decision to throttle Auction House operations, today Blizzard announced they are significantly relaxing the throttle on the Auction House.

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Shadowlands Warlock Class Changes for June 17th

Blizzard has posted another round of Warlock changes on the Shadowlands alpha.

Shadowlands Warrior Class Changes for June 17 - Single Minded Fury, Arms Mastery Redesigned

Blizzard has published Warrior class changes, including the return of Single Minded Fury and Arms Mastery redesigned.

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June 17th Hotfixes - Auction House Throttle Reduced, Bad Luck Protection for Paragon/Worldvein Rank 4 Essences

Hotfixes for June 17th include bad luck protection added for Rank 4 Essences from Paragon Caches as well as Worldvein Resonance.

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Restoration Shaman State in Shadowlands Alpha - Battle Shaman, Earth Shield, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Restoration Shaman on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing Battle Shaman, Earth Shield, Covenant abilities, base toolkit changes and much more!

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De Other Side: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of De Other Side, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Ardenweald, home of the Night Fae Covenant.

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Reminder - Silithus Stress Test Today - Starts 3 PM Pacific

Blizzard is holding a stress test for Silithus today, to ensure a smooth opening to content coming in Phase 5 of Classic.

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Shadowlands Legendaries - Possible Runeforged Powers from Datamining

We've found some new spells that are likely Shadowlands Legendaries. These effects have been taken from old Legion Legendaries, Set Bonuses, Legion Artifact Traits, BFA Azerite Traits and Torghast Anima Powers!

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Bald Customization Options Added in Shadowlands Alpha

The latest Shadowlands alpha build adds bald customization options for many races on both male and female characters.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Character Customization Build 34821 - Night Elf and Draenei

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added many character customization options to Wowhead's Dressing Room, including most of the new Night Elf and Draenei options.

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Felfire Festival - Hearthstone Topdecks Coverage

Looking for some more Warcraft-themed content? Check out Hearthstone's Felfire Festival, set in a zany version of the Burning Crusade with Outland and the Rusted Legion!

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Silithus Stress Test Ends with Elementals, Dragons, and Death Knights - Oh My!

Yesterday's Classic WoW Silithus stress test ended with a bang, spawning in world bosses, current raid bosses, and even a few guest appearances from Naxxramas! Players put up a fight and managed to defeat Emeriss before being overrun, though hundreds fell in the process.

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Blizzard Announces Actions to Support Black Community, Colleagues, And Partners

Blizzard President, J. Allen Brack, has published an article talking about actions to support the Black Community in Blizzard games.

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Classic WoW Hotfixes for June 19 - 40-Man Raids Unaffected by 30 Instances/day Limit

Blizzard has just released a blue post talking about the previously added limit of 30 dungeons per day, mentioning that 40-man raids will not affect this limit

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Last Chance to Buy Expedient III, Ineffable Truth I and Other Corruptions Before Vendor Refresh

This is your last chance to buy Expedient III, Ineffable Truth I and other corruptions before MOTHER's vendor refresh which will occur at 8:00 PM Pacific on NA servers and later on EU servers. These Corruptions will not return until July 14th.

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Silithus Stress Test Developer Feedback - New Test on June 25th

Blizzard published a bit of feedback regarding yesterday's Silithus stress test in preparation of Phase 5 and Ahn'Qiraj. Citing a similar experience to the original opening of Ahn'Qiraj in 2006, they acknowledged the issues and thanked players, while also announcing a new stress test on June 25th.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 19th - 23rd

The second batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 19th through 23rd which includes Versatile III.

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De Other Side Dungeon Lore - Bwonsamdi's Dimension In Shadowlands (Story Spoilers)

De Other Side is a new upcoming dungeon located in Ardenweald, known to be Bwonsamdi's domain in the Shadowlands. In this post, we go through bits of lore we learn in this new dungeon! Story spoilers.

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The Story of the First Night Warrior - Night Fae Campaign Preview - Spoilers!

A few weeks ago, while datamining, we've stumbled into a very interesting dialogue, which likely takes place during the Night Fae Covenant Campaign: The Story of the First Night Warrior. WARNING: STORY SPOILERS!!

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Nathanos Blightcaller Shadowlands Dialogue (Story Spoilers)

Overview of Nathanos Blightcaller's datamined dialogue in Shadowlands and the role he could possibly have. Story spoilers.

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Master Mathias Shaw Shadowlands Voice Over - Story Spoilers

Master Mathias Shaw has some voice over dialogue that hints at future Shadowlands developments and Alliance politics. Story spoilers.

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World of Warcraft Amigurumi - Crochet Onyxia and Lil Dragons by Krejdar

Krejdar is a plush and sculptor artist specializing in making adorable video game themed art, ranging from drawings to sculptures, enamel pins, and crochet, featured on Reddit, Instagram, and Deviantart.

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Classic World First: 40 Druids Clear Molten Core

40 Druids on the Benediction server set out to achieve the impossible - clearing Molten Core! Previously attempted by a Moonkin heavy group on the Zandalar Tribe server, the Benediction Druids managed to overcome Firelord in just under 4 hours, wiping only once each to Sulfuron and Ragnaros.

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Midsummer Fire Festival Returns for 2020

The Midsummer Fire Festival is a time of merriment and festivities celebrating the hottest season of the year!

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Midsummer Fire Festival in WoW Classic - Bonfire, Buffs, Captured Flame Pet

The WoW Classic Midsummer Fire Festival runs from June 21st through July 5th. You can earn buffs from tossing Burning Blossoms into the fire, as well as stat food and other items from quests.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 Datamining Recap - Night Elf Customization, Legendaries, De Other Side

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34821 hit, adding Night Elf and Draenei customization options, legendary customization effects, and the ability for Worgen to customize their Human and Worgen forms separately. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 130 | Auction House Throttling

The latest economy recap covers a hot news topic: Auction House Throttling.

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40 Paladins Clear Molten Core on the Classic Test Realm

40 Paladins have bubbled their way through Molten Core, clearing the Classic raid in just over 2 hours without a single wipe! Organized and led by Wowhead guide author Askalon, this run is unique in that it took place on the Public Test Realm, rather than a live server.

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Wowhead's Artist's Corner - Daybreaker

For this month's Artist's Corner on Wowhead, we're highlighting the art of Daybreaker!

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Shadowlands Alpha Class Recap for Build 34821 - Warlock & Warrior Changes, Datamined Legendaries

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34821 hit, with more class and spell changes including changes to Warlocks and Warriors, datamined legendary powers, a change to Arms Warrior's Mastery, Single-Minded Fury and more!

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Discipline Priest State in Shadowlands Alpha - Mythic+ Viability, Lackluster GCDs, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Disc Priest on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing changes to its abilities, Mythic+ Viability, Lackluster GCDs, Covenant Abilities and more!

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Purple Vulpin - Shadowlands Mount Preview

Today's Shadowlands Mount preview highlights the Purple Vulpin, a new fox mount in Shadowlands.

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Nathanos Blightcaller Found as Outdoor Boss on Shadowlands Alpha

Nathanos Blightcaller has been found on the Shadowlands Alpha and he appears to be a world event boss.

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Twitch Sells CurseForge to Overwolf

In a surprising move, Twitch has announced that they have sold CurseForge, the home of many game mods, including WoW's addon repository, to Overwolf for an undisclosed sum. With this change, Addon management will be leaving the Twitch Client in the near future, moving to a standalone Overwolf app.

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - Highly Detailed Maps of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor

Self professed hobby artist, full-time shaman and Warcraft addict [url=https://sturmbart.carrd.co/]Sturmbart the insane[/url] has created highly detailed maps of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, based on the in game minimap files. Showcasing the shape and character of Azeroth's surface using elevation shading and aquatic depth, as well as a fully fleshed legend showing natural and artificial features.

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June 22nd Hotfix - Combat Log Range Increased in Classic Instances

Blizzard has announced a hotfix to increase the range of detection for the combat log inside dungeons and raids, emphasizing that the out of instance range remains unchanged.

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Heroic Ny'alotha Clear with 30 Protection Warriors (Plus Normal Bosses Killed With Heroic Throw Spam)

Over the weekend, Method Naowh organized a Heroic Ny'alotha clear with 30 Protection Warriors, plus some bosses killed on Normal-mode with only Heroic Throw spam.

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Duncan Jones Talks Warcraft Movie and Sequels on Twitter

Duncan Jones, director of the 2016 Warcraft movie, answered several questions on Twitter and shared insights about the film as well as his vision for hypothetical sequels.

Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 23rd - June 26th

The third batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 23rd through 26th.

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Burning Crusade Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for TBC Factions

Burning Crusade Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with Outland. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot, ilvl 425 loot from dungeons, and ilvl 445 loot from the Black Temple raid.

Burning Crusade Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for TBC Factions

Burning Crusade Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with Outland. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot, ilvl 425 loot from dungeons, and ilvl 445 loot from the Black Temple raid.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 92

With the Weekly Reset on June 23rd (NA) / 24th (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 92. If you hit a Rank 15 Cloak and start collecting Malefic Cores this week, you are unable to catch up to players who are caught up and you will hit the cap of 125 Corruption Resistance the week after other players.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for June 23rd

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, the madnesses have swapped once again: Split Personality has returned to Stormwind combined with Leaden Foot in the Lost areas.

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Reddit AMA Recap - Overwolf on Buying Curseforge from Twitch

The CEO and Co-Founder of Overwolf is hosting an AMA on /r/IAmA to discuss the Overwolf client, including the transition of mods from the Twitch Client to Overwolf.

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New Nathanos Excerpt from Shadows Rising Novel

Blizzard Watch has revealed a new excerpt from the Shadows Rising novel featuring Nathanos, Sira Moonwarden, and some Zandalari rebels.

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June 23 Hotfixes - Reduced Mana Costs for Warlocks

Hotfixes for June 23 include a mana reduction cost for the Warlock spells Shadow Bolt and Incinerate.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Night Elf Customization, De Other Side, Night Warrior Dialogue

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss the new customization options, De Other Side Dungeon, and the datamined dialogue on the first Night Warrior.

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Two Versions of the Son of the Wolf Comic - Velen's Final Words Removed

There are now two versions of the Legion comic Son of the Wolf, with the second removing Velen's proclaimed "The Light will triumph over the Shadow this day".

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Frost Mage State on the Shadowlands Alpha - Winter's Chill, Talents, Covenant Abilities

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Frost Mage and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, discussing Winter's Chill, Frost Talents, the Covenant abilities and more!

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Shadowlands Reveal Stream Rescheduled for July 8th at 9am PDT

Blizzard has revealed their Shadowlands stream originally scheduled for June 9th has been moved to July 8th.

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Faster Legendary Cloak Upgrades Coming

Blizzard is applying a hotfix for faster legendary cloak upgrades.

Upcoming Hotfix Allows You to Buy Malefic Cores

Blizzard is applying a hotfix for faster legendary cloak upgrades that will allow you to buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER.

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Professions in Shadowlands - Legendary Crafting, Optional Reagents, Star Ranks

Blizzard has posted an update on professions in Shadowlands, noting that the Shadowlands Alpha will now include Brokers allowing you to test Professions. Blizzard also talks about Legendary Crafting, Optional Reagents, Star Ranks and more!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Preamble

Preamble for Shadowlands Alpha build 34902.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Class and Spell Changes

Class and Spell changes for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 New Loading Screens, Icons - Mists of Tirna Scithe, De Other Side, Covenant Icons

This build adds new loading screens to the Mists of Tirna Scithe and De Other Side dungeons and new Covenant icons.

Shadowlands Build 34902 Legendaries & Runeforged Powers for Warriors

We previously found new Shadowlands Alpha spells that are related to Shadowlands Legendaries for the Mage and Death Knight classes. Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 has added more spells to this database for the Warriors including the Executioner's Precision effect!

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Preamble - New Player Mentor System Strings

The preamble for Shadowlands Alpha build 34902 adds some strings related to a new player mentor guide system.

Shadowlands Alpha Realms Down Until the 25th

With the later than usual Alpha build, Blizzard has also mentioned that servers will not be brought back online until tomorrow, June 25th.

Shadowlands Build 34902 Legendaries & Runeforged Power Updates for Warriors and Mages

We previously found new Shadowlands Alpha spells that are related to Shadowlands Legendaries for the Mage and Death Knight classes. Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 has added more spells to this database for the Warriors including the Executioner's Precision effect! Edit: Two Mage Legendary specs have been swapped, one of which being the Lust ring.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Encounter Journal - Dungeon and Raid Bosses

We have the latest encounter journal for the Shadowlands alpha, featuring dungeon and Castle Nathria bosses.

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New Pandaren Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Beards, Hairstyle, Eyebrows

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Pandaren male customization options, including new beards, hairstyles, and eyebrows.

Upcoming Shadow Priest Changes on the Shadowlands Alpha - Return of Devouring Plague

Blizzard has posted some upcoming changes coming to Shadow Priests in the next Shadowlands alpha build.

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New Pandaren Female Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Tails

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Pandaren female customization options, including new hairstyles and tails.

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Small World of Warcraft Board Game Now Available for Pre-Order

Small World of Warcraft, a new board game bringing World of Warcraft to the Small World universe is a now available for pre-order on the Blizzard and Days of Wonder stores.

Night Elf Scar Customization Options in Shadowlands

Night Elves will receive scar customization options in Shadowlands.

Malefic Cores Hotfix Now Live - Buy From MOTHER

The previously announced hotfix has gone live and MOTHER is now selling Malefic Cores for players who have a Rank 15 Cloak and are not caught up to the current Corruption Resistance cap (92 at the time of this post).

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Nightborne Earring and Eye Color Customization Options Added in Shadowlands Build 34902

We have a few Nightborne customization options added in the latest Shadowlands build, including a new earring option.

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New Troll Female Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Earrings

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Troll female customization options, including new hairstyles, earrings and piercings.

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New Troll Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Tusks, Earrings

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Troll Male customization options, including new hairstyles, tusks and earrings.

New Troll Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Tusks, Earrings

Shadowlands alpha build 34902 added more Troll Male customization options, including new hairstyles, tusks and earrings.

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One Week Left to Benefit The Trevor Project with your purchase of the Wowhead Pride Pin!

This month we're excited to release four new collectible pins to the Wowhead Shop! Each of these four new pins are limited edition (we won't be making multiple runs) and are only for pre-order. We estimate shipments will be sent out by August 2020. If you include any non-pre-order items in your purchase they will be shipped with the pre-orders. Visit the shop directly to view everything available for sale. We've made efforts to reduce the cost of shipping for international customers and we've added first-class mail as a cheaper option, domestically, for orders weighing less than one pound. Without further ado...

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Possible Shadowlands Legendary Runeforged Powers for Priests and Shamans

In today's Shadowlands Alpha build, some new uncategorized spells were added that could be Legendary Runeforged Powers for Priests and Shamans. These were not found in the same database location as the previous effects, but most of these spells are related to Legion Legendaries or Old Tier Set Bonuses.

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Voice Over Discussing Kael'thas Sunstrider in Shadowlands (Story Spoilers)

Overview of some Shadowlands audio that discusses Kael'thas Sunstrider. Story spoilers.

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Diablo IV Quarterly Update for June 2020 - Feedback from Dev Playtest on Storytelling, Open World, Items

Blizzard has posted their latest quarterly update for Diablo IV, detailing their team's feedback to storytelling, open world atmosphere, multiplayer mode, items and more after an internal playtest.

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Shadowlands Intro Experience Now Open for Testing on Alpha

Blizzard has opened up the Shadowlands intro experience for testing on alpha. You will be able to create a premade character specifically to test the introductory experience.

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Reminder: Silithus Stress Test Today at 3:00 PM Pacific

In around one hour after the publication of this article, Blizzard will start the second stress test of Silithus for events of the opening of the gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

Upcoming Hotfix to Allow Malefic Core Purchases Up to 92

Blizzard has announced that they will be applying a hotfix as soon as possible to allow players to purchase Malefic Cores all the way to 92 Corruption Resistance, instead of just to 89.

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Shadowlands Alpha - Intro Questline Playthrough (Story Spoilers)

On the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, the Shadowlands Intro questline is now available for testing. We went through this questline in this post! Story spoilers.

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Will Calia Menethil Lead the Forsaken in Shadowlands?

Ever since Calia Menethil appeared in Battle for Azeroth with her new model, players have wondered if she would eventually lead the Forsaken. With her recent reappearance on the Shadowlands alpha, we review her role in Battle for Azeroth and speculate what her position could be moving forward.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Character Customization Build 34821 - Trolls, Pandaren, Night Elves

The latest Shadowlands alpha build added many character customization options to Wowhead's Dressing Room, including most of the new Troll, Pandaren, and Night Elf options.

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Sculpted Warcraft Druid Form Figurines by Panterius Workshop

Panterius Workshop specializes in highly detailed, hand made sculpted figures from World of Warcraft and other games.

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Pearl of the Abyss Confirmed to Be Unobtainable In-Game

The Pearl of the Abyss is a toy added in Patch 8.2 that has long eluded collectors as its location was never discovered. The mystery is over: The item was never released in-game.

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Replacements for Damaged World of Warcraft Charity Server Blades Set to Ship July 2020

Emails are going out from the Blizzard Shop announcing that players who received damaged World of Warcraft Charity Server Blades will have their replacements ship in July.

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Further Updates to Druid's Convoke the Spirits Covenant Ability

Blizzard has announced some further changes to Druid's Convoke the Spirits Covenant Ability making it focused around shapeshift forms and redesigning the spell list.

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Unlocking Druid Form Customizations

Looking for something to do before Shadowlands? Do you have a Druid? How about unlocking extra customizations for your Druid in Shadowlands!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 26th - June 30th

The fourth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 26th through 30th.

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Enhancement Shaman State on Shadowlands Alpha - Reworks, AoE Improvements and Covenants

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Enhancement Shaman on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its reworks, AoE improvements, Covenant abilities and more!

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Shadowlands Darkmoon Decks First Look - Randomly Craft a Wildcard

As with every expansion, Shadowlands will be adding 4 new Darkmoon Decks which will continue being crafted by the Inscription Profession. The Darkmoon Decks are now in the game data, so we've previewing the new sets for each role, including the ability to randomly craft a blank card that can be used for a set of your choice.

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Running of the Trolls Charity Event Today - Donations for The Trevor Project

The Running of the Trolls event takes place today, June 27th at 6pm PST, with all donations going to The Trevor Project.

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Shadowlands Alpha Battle Pet Roundup - PvP Battle Pet Power, New Pets and Abilities

We've got some more Shadowlands battle pet news, including details on PvP pet battle power, new battle pet abilities, new pet models and some with sources!

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New Asbringer Model for Alexandros Mograine in Shadowlands

Alexandros Mograine has received a new unique Ashbringer weapon model in the latest Shadowlands alpha update.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 131 | Shadowlands Prep & Professions

The latest economy recap covers how to prep for Shadowlands and the latest blue post on Shadowlands professions!

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The Pantheon of Death - Shadowlands Lore Video by Nobbel87

Today we have a Shadowlands lore video by Nobbel87 speculating on the Pantheon of Death.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34902 Datamining Recap - Troll Customization, Night Elf Scars, Mentorship Program

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34902 hit, adding Troll and Pandaren customization options, scars for Night Elves, mentorship program strings, and the introductory experience. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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First +29 Keystone Completed in Time

The first +29 Keystone was completed in Freehold with a time of 31:01. Their group consisted of a Protection Warrior, Holy Paladin, Fire Mage, Outlaw Rogue and Havoc Demon Hunter.

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Protection Paladin State on Shadowlands Alpha - Back to WoD, Covenants, and Concerns

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Protection Paladin on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its return to the WoD playstyle, Covenant abilities, concerns and more!

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Classic Phase 5 Arrives July 28 - Scepter of Shifting Sands and War Effort

Blizzard has announced that the Ahn'Qiraj content will arrive in Classic July 28th. At that date, the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline will become available and the War Effort will begin.

The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj Will Release July 28

Community Manager Kaivax has just announced the release date of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj event, officially launching Phase 5 of World of Warcraft: Classic!

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Commemorate 20th Years of Diablo II - New Diablo Lord of Terror Bust

It's the 20th Anniversary of Diablo II and Blizzard has released a blog post with some of the celebrations including a new Diablo Lord of Terror Bust, some in-game goodies and more!

Commemorate 20 Years of Diablo II - New Diablo Lord of Terror Bust

It's the 20th Anniversary of Diablo II and Blizzard has released a blog post with some of the celebrations including a new Diablo Lord of Terror Bust, some in-game goodies and more!

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Wowhead Weekly #235 - Special Guest Nobbel87

For Wowhead Weekly #235, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news, including tons of new character customization options and the introductory experience. They're also joined by special guest Nobbel87!

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - Northrend Updates & Online Interactive World Map

Warcraft cartographer Sturmbart has released a new detailed map Northrend, and partnered with Esdreika to create an online interactive map of the game world called the Azeroth Atlas.

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List of Nature Resist Pieces NOT Coming with Phase 5

Blizzard has released a list of Nature Resist pieces that ARE NOT coming with Phase 5 and the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort. These pieces were introduced in Naxx to help guilds clear AQ40, so they don't have a place in P5 at the start. Blizzard is evaluating when to add them.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for June 30th - July 3rd

The fifth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for June 30th through July 3rd.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for June 30th

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of June 30th.

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Wrath Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Northrend Factions

Wrath Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 95

With the Weekly Reset on June 30th (NA) / July 1st (EU) the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 95. Don't forget that you can now buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER to help you catch up if you're behind.

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Blizzard Summer Sale - Save 50% off Select Mounts and Pets, Return of Imperial Quilen Mount

Blizzard is running a summer sale, with 50% off select mounts and pets as well as the return of the Imperial Quilen mount, originally available from the Mists of Pandaria collectors edition.

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World First 5 Mask Horrific Vision Solo with 4 AFK Players

Wyolin has soloed the first known 5 player 5 mask Horrific Vision, artificially increasing the difficulty by having the other four players AFK at the entrance.

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Sanguine Depths: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of Sanguine Depths, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Revendreth, home of the Venthyr Covenant.

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Blizzard Has Banned 40,000 More WoW Classic Accounts Since June 17th

Following the massive banwave earlier in the month, Blizzard has banned over 40,000 more accounts since June 17th.

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Reach Exalted with Sons of Hodir Quickly Through Intro Quests During Wrath Timewalking

With the Sign of the Scourge reputation buff active this week for Wrath Timewalking, you can reach Exalted with Sons of Hodir simply by completing their two introductory quests--no dailies or Relics of Ulduar needed.

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Update on Pelagos' Pronouns (Bastion Character) in Future Shadowlands Build

Blizzard has explained why they are changing the pronouns of Pelagos, a character in Bastion, in an upcoming Shadowlands build.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Preamble

We have globalstrings, faction names, and mount update names for the latest Shadowlands alpha build.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Class Changes, Spell and Anima Powers - Demon Hunter Changes

Class Changes, Spell and Anima Powers for Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 including some Demon Hunter changes.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Icons and Spires of Ascension and Sinfall Maps

In this post we present the new icons and maps in Shadowlands alpha build 34972.

Shaman and Priest Legendaries & Runeforged Power Revealed in Shadowlands Build 34972

New Runeforged Powers for Shamans and Priests that are likely related to Shadowlands Legendaries have been added to the database. This includes the majority of the general Legendary Powers and most of the spec specific ones!

Shaman and Priest Legendary Runeforged Powers Revealed in Shadowlands Build 34972

New Runeforged Powers for Shamans and Priests that are likely related to Shadowlands Legendaries have been added to the database. This includes the majority of the general Legendary Powers and most of the spec specific ones!

New Models from Shadowlands Alpha 34972 - Frog Duck, Piranha Bowl, Fae Mushroom

We have a handful of new models from the Shadowlands alpha, including a Piranha Bowl and Frog Duck.

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More Female Draenei Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Jewelry Colors

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added more Jewelry colors for Female Draenei Headdresses and Tail Jewelry!

Sorrowbane - Datamined Epic Bind-on-Account Epic 2H Sword

With our database updated for the latest Shadowlands alpha build, we are highlighting a curious weapon: Sorrowbane, a Battle.net Account Bound epic sword.

Feeback: Demon Hunter Class Changes

Blizzard has posted an updated on changes coming to Demon Hunters in the next build.

Shaman and Priest Legendary Runeforged Powers Revealed in Shadowlands Build 34972

New Runeforged Powers for Shamans and Priests that are likely related to Shadowlands Legendaries have been added to the database. This includes the majority of the general Legendary Powers and most of the spec specific ones! Edit: Added original sources for these powers.

Changes to Combat Potions in Shadowlands - 5 Minute Cooldown

Blizzard has announced changes to combat potions in Shadowlands, noting that combat potions will no longer have a limitation of one per encounter but have a 5 minute cooldown.

More Male Draenei Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Headdress Colors

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added more Jewelry colors for Male Draenei Headresses! These feature more color selections for both metal portions and gems of the jewelry options.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Encounter Journal - Updates to Castle Nathria Bosses

In this post, we go over the updated Encounter Journal for build 34972. This build adds many changes to most Castle Nathria bosses.

Tyrannical Mythic+ Affix Modified in Shadowlands Alpha

This build brings a change to the description of the Tyrannical Mythic+ Affix, noting that only the bosses' health will increased by Tyrannical but not increasing the health of boss adds.

New Orc Male Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34902 - Hairstyles, Facial Hair, Piercings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added more Orc Male customization options, including new hair and facial hairstyle, tooth and ear piercings.

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Earn Five Profession Skill Points Weekly in Shadowlands Through Journals

We've datamined an interesting catch-up mechanism for leveling professions in Shadowlands: journals that grant five skill points a week.

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More Female Gnome Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Earrings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added many more earring customization options for Gnome Females!

Blood Elves Receive Gold and Silver Jewelry Options as Character Customization in Shadowlands

Blood Elves now have the option to choose between gold and silver variants of their jewelry in Shadowlands, including the new bracelet, earring, and necklace options.

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Hunter Pet Stable Size Increased from 60 to 200 Slots in Shadowlands

Blizzard has greatly expanded the number of available stable slots for Hunter Pets in Shadowlands. You can keep up to 205 pets, up from 65 pets in Battle for Azeroth.

More Goblin Customization Options from Shadowlands Build 34972 - Earrings and Piercings

Shadowlands Alpha build 34972 added many more earring customization options for both Male and Female Goblins!

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Combat & Utility Potions Have Shared Cooldown in Shadowlands - Health Potions Unaffected

Blizzard announced earlier today that combat potions will now have a 5 minute cooldown that isn't affected by combat and many people were wondering if utility potions were affected. From testing on the Shadowlands Alpha, combat and utility potions do share a cooldown meaning you'll need to choose which one you want to use each time.

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Bolvar Arrives in Oribos - WIP Shadowlands Cutscene

We have an early look at a cutscene showing Bolvar arriving at Oribos, the capital city for players in Shadowlands.

Horde Exile's Reach Starter Zone Now Available on Shadowlands Alpha

Exile's Reach, the new starting zone developed for new players, is now available for Horde characters on the Shadowlands Alpha. Designed as an easy introduction to the basic mechanics of the game, it's a very straightforward experience focused on storytelling and learning basic mechanics through tutorial tips, culminating on a three player mini-dungeon and taking players to their faction capital.

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Battle for Azeroth Summer Sale - $20 for Level 110 Character Boost, $10 for Collector's Edition Mounts

As part of the summer sale, Battle for Azeroth is 60% off. This means players can obtain character level boosts for $20 and Collector Edition mounts for only $10!

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Mage and Warrior Soulbind Conduits in Shadowlands

We've identified several potential Soulbind Conduits for Mages and Warriors in Shadowlands. Not much about them is known so far, except that they're bonuses socketed into Covenant specific Soulbinds.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Customization for Build 34972 - Many Jewelry Options, Flowers for Male Tauren Hair

Our Shadowlands Dressing Room is now updated with a fresh round of character customization options, including jewelry options for many races and a flower option for Male Tauren.

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Community Tributes to Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein

We are saddened to hear of Byron 'Reckful' Bernstein's passing. He was a pillar of the WoW community and inspired so many players.

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Blizzard Comments on Transferring Servers to Become Scarab Lord

Blizzard has announced that after using a character transfer service in Classic WoW, a player will be prevented from opening the gates and obtaining the mount for 90 days.

Characters That Transfer Servers Cannot Open AQ Gates and Obtain Mount for 90 Days

Blizzard has announced that after using a character transfer service in Classic WoW, a player will be prevented from opening the AQ gates and obtaining the mount for 90 days.

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Soulbind Calculator Updated with All 12 Soulbind Trees - Crazy Effects and Passives

We've updated our Soulbind Calculator to include all 12 Soulbind Trees for each Covenant and Soulbind targets. These Soulbind trees have crazy effects including Cheat Death effects, effects when you successfully interrupt, improvements to flasks, enchants and potions, large stat buffs and much more making your Covenant and Soulbind choice unique!

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Blizzard Clarifies that Extra Elemental Damage from Weaons is Working As Intended

Blizzard has clarified that the extra elemental damage from weapons like Thunderfury is working as intended in WoW Classic.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for July 2nd - Operation: Mechagon Workshop Strat Fix

Hotfixes for July 2nd include a hotfix for a bug in Operation: Mechagon - Workshop.

Blizzard Announces Upcoming Low-Population Realm Connections

Blizzard has made an announcement today mentioning that they have just finished a study on realm populations for every realm in WoW, and over the course of the next 2-3 months, low population realms will be connected to other realms.

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Legendary Runeforged Powers Can Only Be Used on Specific Slots

Shadowlands Legendary Runeforged powers seem to only be able to be equipped on specific pieces of gear. We've found which pieces of gear the current known legendary Runeforged Powers can be applied to.

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Spires of Ascension: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of Spires of Ascension, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Bastion, home of the Kyrian Covenant.

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DesMephisto's Stream to Complete All Plate Transmog & Support Charity for Mental Health

Streamer, speed leveler, and autism awareness advocate DesMephisto is on the final stretch to achieve his goal of collecting all 11,697 plate transmogrification appearances in the game. Today's stream isn't just about a personal goal though - he's giving away a Shadowlands Epic Edition to promote charity and raise awareness, supporting the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

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Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - The Mists of Pandaria

Warcraft cartographer Sturmbart has released a new detailed map of Pandaria as part of his online interactive Azeroth Atlas project.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 3rd - July 7th

The sixth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 3rd - 7th.

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Analyzing the Shadowlands Potion Change - How Will It Affect You?

Blizzard recedntly announced that the rules surrounding potions would change in Shadowlands. In this article, we'll take a look at the current rules surrounding Potions in BFA and the problems surrounding those rules, and then we'll analyze whether these changes fix these problems, and whether they introduce any new problems.

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Blood Death Knight State on Shadowlands Alpha - Lack of Changes, Talent Choices, Legendary Review

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Blood DK on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its lack of changes from BFA, a review of the datamined legendaries, Covenant abilities and more!

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What to do Before Shadowlands - Ahead of the Curve, Uncorrupted Voidwing

Today we are highlighting another topic from our What to do Before Shadowlands guide: obtaining Ahead of the Curve: N'Zoth the Corruptor and the Uncorrupted Voidwing mount.

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Returning to Azeroth: A Quick Guide to Unlocking Allied Races and Heritage Armor

How to unlock Allied Races for players returning to World of Warcraft. Also covers the unlock mechanisms for Heritage Armor and The Night Warrior.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 Datamining Recap - Soulbinds, Combat Potion Cooldown Change, Male Orc Customization

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.34972 hit, adding Troll and Pandaren customization options, scars for Night Elves, mentorship program strings, and the introductory experience. As the datamining has wound down, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 132 | Server Merges, TSM Alpha & Flipping

The latest economy recap discusses the implications of Blizzard merging low-population servers, as well as the recent TSM 4.10 Alpha updates.

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Guardian Druid Bear Form and Worgen Figurines by Panterius Workshop

Panterius Workshop specializes in highly detailed, hand made sculpted figures from World of Warcraft and other games.

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Shadowlands Alpha Class and Covenant Recap for Build 34972 - Demon Hunters, Legendaries, Soulbinds

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 34972 contained many class changes. This includes Demon Hunter class changes, Legendary Runeforged Powers for Shaman and Priest, a first look at all 12 Soulbinds and Soulbind Conduits.

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How to Become a Raid Ranking All Star on Warcraft Logs

Pumps from Honestly has written an All Star Raid Ranking guide to help you climb the All Star ranks on Warcraft Logs. He'll cover many of the tips, tricks and key factors on how to increase your All Star points and sharpen your competitive edge while climbing the prestigious All Star ranks on Warcraft Logs.

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Darkmoon Faire in Town July 2020 - Big Experience/Reputation Gains with Timewalking and Winds of Wisdom Buffs

The Darkmoon Faire is back in town for July 2020, providing the experience and reputation buffs Darkmoon Top Hat and WHEE! which stack with the weekly Timewalking rep buffs and Winds of Wisdom.

WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire in Elwynn Forest for July 2020

The WoW Classic Darkmoon Faire is now active in Elwynn Forest for July 2020, running from the 6th through 12th. The Faire will be available in Mulgore in August 2020.

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Rextroy One-Shots Players In Arena with 27x Infinite Stars Corruption

Rextroy is back with another video pushing the limits of BFA systems! This time he one-shot players with 27x Infinite Stars in arena, reaching 2.5k MMR.

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Shadowlands Prequel Book Shadows Rising - Available in Audio Book July 14th

Blizzard has announced that Shadows Rising, the Shadowlands Prequel Novel, will also be available in Audio Book format, releasing the same day as the regular release.

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For the Alliance - Warcraft Inspired Synth-Wave by Jay the Tavern Bard

Jay the Tavern Bard has released the music track "For the Alliance" - a synth-wave track inspired by Warcraft melodies.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 7th - July 10th

The seventh batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 7th - 10th.

Cataclysm Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Cataclysm Factions

Cataclysm Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Cataclysm expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 98

With the Weekly Reset on July 7th (NA) / July 8th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 98. Don't forget that you can now buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER to help you catch up if you're behind.

World of Warcraft Classic Patch Notes Version 1.13.5 – July 7, 2020

Blizzard has published an updated version of the World of Warcraft Classic Patch notes for 1.13.5, the AQ patch.

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Horrific Vision of Stormwind Madnesses for July 7th

This week in the Horrific Vision of Stormwind, the madnesses have swapped once again: Split Personality is combined with Leaden Foot in the Lost Areas but there's no Scorched Feet madness!

Big Legion/BFA Reputation Gains with World Quest Bonus Event and Darkmoon Faire Active

The World Quest Bonus Event is active for the week, leading to large reputation gains with Legion and BFA factions as this overlaps with the Darkmoon Faire.

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Authenticator Bag Slots, AV Updates, Threat API Improvements Now Live in WoW Classic

Several parts of WoW Classic Patch 1.13.5 went live this morning, notably Blizzard activating an additional 4 bag slots for any player who has an authenticator attached to their WoW Classic account.

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Warcraft III: Reforged Version 1.32.7 Patch Notes - Many Bug Fixes

Blizzard has posted the latest patch notes for Warcraft III: Reforged, mainly focused on bug fixes.

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DesMephisto Has Collected All Plate Transmog in the Game

Streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate DesMephisto has finally achieved his personal goal of collecting all 11,697 plate transmogrification appearances in the game! The final item needed was the surprisingly hard to acquire Crimson Carapace Legplates from the Warlord's of Draenor Garrison weekly raid quest.

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Progress and Onslaught Set New Speed Clear Records in Blackwing Lair and Molten Core

With the Darkmoon Faire active in Classic WoW, it's a week for speed clears, with <Progress> and <Onslaught> setting new records in Blackwing Lair and Molten Core.

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Our Predictions for the Shadowlands Developer Update Livestream Reveals

The Shadowlands Developer Update Livestream with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas takes place tomorrow at July 8th at 18:00 CEST / 9 AM Pacific. Here's what we're speculating might be revealed during tomorrow's livestream!

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20 Tanks Clear Mythic Carapace and N'Zoth the Corruptor

Corruptions have made full tank raid groups very popular this tier, relying on Twilight's Devastation and Strength of the Warden to scale their health and damage to ridiculous numbers.and now a group of 20 tanks have defeated Mythic Carapace and N'Zoth the Corruptor, leaving only Il'gynoth alive.

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Protection Warrior State on Shadowlands Alpha - Breaking the Rage Feedback Loop

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Protection Warrior on the Shadowlands Alpha discussing its talent changes, Legendary Runeforged Powers, rage changes and more!

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Diablolus' World Tour & Support for Mental Health Charity

Fifteen years ago, we all started our journey in World of Warcraft. Today (July 8th), CEO and Co-Founder of Diabolus Esports relives that journey. Join us on an epic adventure while Spikeenick ventures through every single dungeon and raid in a single sitting! Nick decided to undertake this challenge to raise support for the mental health charity Mind.

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Shadowlands Developer Update Liveblog with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas

The Shadowlands Developer Update livestream with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas will take place on July 8th at 18:00 CEST / 9 AM Pacific. We'll be liveblogging the event and highlighting important answers in this post.

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Shadowlands Beta Starts Next Week

Blizzard has just announced that Shadowlands Beta will start next week, with beta testers being able to test the Max Level Experience of Shadowlands.

Blizzard Removing All Keys from Torghast

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas announced they are shifting to removing all key restrictions from Torghast, allowing players to run the content as much as they want to.

Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition Announced

The Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition has been announced during today's Shadowlands Developer Update! The Physical Collector's Edition will cost $119.99 and will be available to pre-order at several retailers starting next week.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 - Spell and Class Changes

In this post, we highlight spell changes present in this special alpha build.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 Preamble - Followers, Allied Race Customizations

Datamining has started for Shadowlands Alpha build 35078. Notable in the preamble includes follower names and new customization options for Allied Races like Mechagnomes, Vulpera, Lightforged Draenei and Highmountain Tauren.

Shadowlands Covenant Adventures: Missions Evolved

In today's Shadowlands Developer Update, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed many new game systems coming in Shadowlands, including a new form of Garrison Missions, called Adventures: Missions Evolved, which promises improvements and more nuance than previous iterations.

New Void Elf Skin Tones in Shadowlands

In this post, we present the new Void Elf skin tones in Shadowlands. Blizzard announced they would have all the same skin tones as Blood Elves in the expansion.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 - Soulbind and Soulbind Conduit Changes - Mage, Monk, Warrior

Blizzard has pushed new changes for Soulbinds and Conduits in today's build. These changes include new conduits for Mages, Monks, and Warriors.

Vulpera Eye Customization Options in Shadowlands

Vulpera will be able to customize their eye colors in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Developer Update with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas Liveblog

The Shadowlands Developer Update livestream with John Hight and Ion Hazzikostas took place on July 8th at 18:00 CEST / 9 AM Pacific. If you missed anything, check out our liveblog.

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Warlock & Hunter

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 includes new Legendary Runeforged Powers for Warlock and Hunter including some effects that are very familiar including Sacrolash, Implosive Potential and Call of the Wild.

New Orc Female Customizations in Shadowlands - War Paints, Hairstyles, Necklaces

Shadowlands Alpha build 35078 added more Female Male customization options, including new hair styles, war paints and scars!

Demonology Warlock Felguard Can Now Interrupt with Axe Toss!

Demonology Warlocks have gotten one of their most asked for features -- an interrupt attached to their Felguard.

Demonology Warlock Felguard Can Now Interrupt with Axe Toss in Shadowlands!

Demonology Warlocks have gotten one of their most asked for features -- an interrupt attached to their Felguard.

New Models for Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 - Venthyr Warglaive, Runecarving Runes

New models datamined in Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 include a Venthyr-themed warglaive and runes likely used at runecarving.

New Shadowlands Key Art of Bolvar and Other Press Kit Images

Following Blizzard's Shadowlands Developer update, we have some press kit images to share including new Shadowlands Key Art of Bolvar.

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Upcoming Druid Changes on Shadowlands Alpha - Feral Talent Buffs, Eclipse Requires 2 Spells

Blizzard has posted upcoming Druid changes coming to the Shadowlands alpha, including various Feral Talents buffed and Eclipse requires 2 spells down from 3.

Upcoming Changes to Protection Paladin - Holy Power Generation Changed

Blizzard has announced some upcoming changes to Protection Paladin about how the Holy Power generation has been changed. A change for Blessing of Seasons now syncs the Blessings for all Paladins in a party but amplifies the effect.

Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition Announced

The Shadowlands Physical Collector's Edition has been announced during today's Shadowlands Developer Update! The Physical Collector's Edition will cost $119.99 and will be available to pre-order at several retailers starting next week. Edit: Added pre-order links

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Upcoming Warlock Changes on Shadowlands Alpha - Damage Tuning, Axe Toss Interrupt

Blizzard has posted upcoming Warlock changes coming to Shadowlands Alpha, including quality-of-life changes to various spells and interrupt added to Axe Toss from Felguard.

Upcoming Demon Hunter Class Change in Shadowlands - Unbound Chaos

Blizzard has posted an upcoming Demon Hunter Class change to Unbound Chaos.

Kael'thas Sunstrider Voiceovers in Shadowlands Build 35078 (Story Spoilers)

While BlizzCon 2019 teased the appearance of Kael'thas Sunstrider in Shadowlands, it's been pretty quiet on the alpha for this character. On the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, we finally managed to datamine some voiceovers from the elf himself!

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Launches Fall 2020

In today's Shadowlands Developer Update, World of Warcraft Executive Producer John Hight announced the expansion would officially launch this fall! This is in keeping with previous statements affirming that Shadowlands would launch before the end of the year, though keep in mind that fall is a generous timeframe, running from September 22 through December 21st.

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Potential Arm Jewelry Customization Option for Blood Elves in Shadowlands

We've datamined some potential arm jewelry customization options for Blood Elves in Shadowlands.

Potential Runeforged Legendary Powers for Monks in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, we're seeing the return of some very familiar Monk spells and effects such as the Keg Smash Legendary Shoulders and the a previous Mistweaver Artifact Trait which we can speculate are upcoming Runeforged Legendary Powers. However, these aren't confirmed as they are not listed in the same location as the others ones.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Updates - Orc Customization, Void Elf Skin Tones, Vulpera Eyes

Our Shadowlands Dressing Room is now updated with a fresh round of character customization options, including many Orc customization options, Void Elf skin tones, Vulpera eyes, and flowers for Female Tauren.

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July 8th Classic Hotfixes - Time Based Instance Limit Now Character Based

Blizzard has hotfixed Classic servers to change how the new instance time locks work, changing them to be character-specific.

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Volcanic and Bursting Mythic+ Affixes Changed in Shadowlands Alpha

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, the Volcanic and Bursting affixes have been changed to remove their % health damage scaling for flat damage values. Volcanic now also has an additional effect when you get hit.

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Demonology Warlock Felguard Can Now Interrupt with Axe Toss in Shadowlands!

Demonology Warlocks have gotten one of their most asked for features -- an interrupt for their Felguard. EDIT: A blue post had been added clarifying on how the new Axe Toss will work.

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The Final Boss of Shadowlands

Over the past few expansions, the identity of the final boss has been shrouded in mystery until the final patch. In the Shadowlands group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, he spoke a bit more about the identity of the final boss for the expansion.

Ion Hazzikostas on Shadowlands End-Game Loot - Utility Legendaries and "Loot is Loot" Droprates

In our group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, we asked him several questions on end-game systems, namely why players would choose utility legendaries and modified droprates after the new "loot is loot" simplification system.

Shadowlands Soulbind Progression Breakdown - Choosing Traits, Conduits, Changing Soulbinds

The 3 Venthyr Soulbinds have become available for testing, and so we've gotten a chance to learn exactly how Soulbinds and Conduits will work in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Lore Interview with Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser - Elune, Sylvanas, Calia

Wowhead interviewed Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser on Shadowlands lore. We learned that reverence for Elune is not unique to Azeroth, that Sylvanas's motivations will finally become clear, and more!

Shadowlands Covenant Adventures: Missions Evolved

An early hands-on look at the Shadowlands Covenant Adventures system, an evolution of the previous Garrison mission system.

Shadowlands Zones, Covenant Armor, and Character Customization Interview with Art Director Ely Cannon

Wowhead interviewed Art Director Ely Cannon about Shadowlands! We learned about the process behind creating the distinctive Shadowlands zones and covenant armor sets, as well as received insights on the revamped Mail Ardenweald set, customization options like blue eyes for Blood Elves, and the challenges behind creating Sylvanas' new look.

Maw Questline in Shadowlands - Save Famous Characters (Spoilers)

We've played through the initial Maw questline in Shadowlands, taking us to Torghast of the Damned to rescue some famous characters. (Story spoilers).

Highlights of the Ion Hazzikostas Shadowlands Group Interview

As part of the Shadowlands Event summit, Wowhead was lucky enough to participate in a group interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas.

Sinfall - Venthyr Covenant Sanctum Environment Preview

Sinfall is the home of the Venthyr of Revendreth, the base of the operations for the Covenant. In this post, we will have an alpha preview of how this Covenant Sanctum currently looks in Shadowlands Alpha.

The Maw in Shadowlands - Level 60 Zone Preview

When we reach max level in Shadowlands, we are able to return to the Maw and explore this outdoor zone fully in more detail. In this post, we will preview the new areas of the Maw unlocked when you reached level 60.

New Class Animations on Shadowlands Character Selection Screen

With the latest Shadowlands update, Blizzard has added new class animations to the character selection screen.

Venthyr Covenant Quest Preview - Early Chapters (Story Spoilers)

After we reach max level in Shadowlands, we are able to choose a covenant and follow a special questline involving said covenant. In the latest Shadowlands build, the first two chapters for the Venthyr covenant storyline became available for testing, and we quested through it!

Covenant Sanctum Systems - Upgrades, Many Resources, Transportation Network

The Venthyr Covenant Sanctum is available for testing, and we've gotten our first look at how you're going to upgrade your Covenant Sanctum. This includes the Transport Network, Anima Flow, Adventures and Ember Court systems.

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Barber Shops Will Be Able to Change Your Gender in Shadowlands - No Longer a Paid Service

In an EuroGamer interview, Executive Producer John Hight revealed that the team plans to move the gender change service to the Barber Shop in Shadowlands, instead of a paid service.

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Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Lapi Liveblog

Lapi is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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New Store Mount - Steamscale Incinerator - Free with a 6 Month Subscription Plan

Blizzard has added a new mount, the Steamscale Incinerator, to their shop. This mount comes for free if you buy or have a 6-month subscription. If you don't, you can purchase the mount for the usual $25 price.

Shadowlands Interview with Morgan Day and MrGM

MrGM is interviewing Morgan Day on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Judgehype Interview with Patrick Dawson - Shadowlands Content, Lore, & Prepatch

Judgehype published an interview Shadowlands Production Director Patrick Dawson, who shared some insights regarding the state of the expansion. We've highlighted some of the interesting bits below along with our own commentary, though please keep in mind the interview is originally written in French, so some pieces may not quite translate exactly and have been paraphrased below.

Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and Tonton

Tonton is interviewing Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Shadowlands Rune Carving - Legendary Crafting Alpha Preview

With today's build, players are finally able to craft legendary items in Shadowlands! In this post, we will go over how the system is working right now.

Shadowlands Interview with Morgan Day and MrGM - Class-Wide Artifact Transmog, Experience Removed from Heirlooms

MrGM is interviewing Morgan Day on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! In this interview, we learned that Blizzard is considering class-wide transmog for artifact weaopns, and that experience will be removed from heirlooms in Shadowlands.

Shadowlands Interview with WarcraftRadio and Patrick Dawson

WarcraftRadio is interviewing Patrick Dawson on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Shadowlands Interview with HazelNuttyGames and John Hight

HazelNuttyGames is interviewing John Hight on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

No Bonus Experience on Heirlooms in Shadowlands

During his interview with MrGM, Morgan Day mentioned that Heirlooms will no longer grant bonus experience gains. This comes alongside a number of leveling changes in Shadowlands which not only condense the level cap down to 60, but also greatly increase the pace of leveling, while allowing players to choose what expansion content they wish to level in.

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Lordmons Interview with Morgan Day Highlights - Pantheon of Death, Legendary Power Unlock

In this post, we will highlight points from the interview Lordmons, Brazilian WoW Streamer, had with Lead Designer Morgan Day. The interview touched many subjects including lore, systems, PvP, and more.

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World First Battle for Azeroth +30 Keystone Achieved in Operation: Mechagon - Junkyard!

Battle For Azeroth's first +30 keystone was just completed in time by BFC, a team on the Chinese servers!

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Shadowlands Interview with Sloot and Paul Kubit

Sloot is interviewing Paul Kubit on his Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Paul Kubit on Covenant Swapping - Changing Should be Easy, Changing Back Should be Hard

During his interview with Exorsus team member Alveona, Senior Game Designer Paul Kubit mentioned that they are still deciding exactly what restriction will be placed on Covenant swapping but the idea is that there should be some period of time or otherwise difficult hurdle in order to disincentivize players swapping covenants between raid encounters or content type.

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Players in CN/TW/KR Regions Get Panda Cub on WoW Classic from 6 Months of Game Time Promotion

Players in CN/TW/KR regions, upon purchasing the 6 months of game time promotional bundle that includes the Steamscale Incinerator mount, will also receive the Panda Cub pet for use on WoW Classic.

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Legendary Power Recipes Unlocks Account-wide in Shadowlands

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has clarified on Twitter about how legendary powers will work in Shadowlands. Today we learned that legendary power recipes will be unlocked similarly to how Essences work in BFA and now we know that they will also be account-wide from the beginning.

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Blizzard is Looking into Class-Wide Artifact Transmogs in Shadowlands

In his interview with MrGM, Lead Game Designer Morgan Day clued us in on another potential feature in the works, class-wide artifact transmog! This would allow a Beast Mastery Hunter to transmog to the Marksmanship Hunter bow, rather than being restricted to their normal gun and crossbow artifact appearances.

Shadowlands Interview with PandaTV and Ion Hazzikostas

PandaTV is interview Ion Hazzikostas on their Twitch stream and answering questions about Shadowlands! We'll be liveblogging the interview and summarizing important answers in this post.

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Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for July 9th - New Corruption Debuff at 200 Corruption

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for July 9th, including a nerf to mana cost for Demonology and an upcoming new Corruption debuff at 200 Corruption that will kill you very quickly.

Patch 8.3 Hotfixes for July 9th - New Corruption Debuff at 200 Corruption

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for July 9th, including a nerf to mana cost for Demonology and an upcoming new Corruption debuff at 200 Corruption that will kill you very quickly.

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Pathfinder Will be Based on Covenant Renown Instead of Reputation in Shadowlands

In his interview with HazelnuttyGames, World of Warcraft Executive Producer John Hight confirmed that there will be a Pathfinder achievement in Shadowlands which will unlock flying sometime after the start of the expansion, although it will be unlocked via Covenant Renown instead of multiple faction Reputations.

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Dangers of the Maw - Eye of the Jailer Threat Levels

Currently on the Shadowlands Alpha, you can explore the Maw as a max level content zone. As you complete activities in the Maw, the Jailer will keep his eye on you, quite literally, via the Eye of the Jailer system.

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Soulbinds and Conduits System Preview

Blizzard has just posted their official blog preview on Soulbinds and Conduits, one of the new systems coming in Shadowlands that allows you to bind with a powerful NPC from your Covenant in exchange for power!

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Blizzard's Shadowlands Covenants System Preview

Blizzard posted their official blog preview on Covenants, one of the new systems coming in Shadowlands where you will align yourself with one of the powerful Covenants in the Shadowlands!

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Blizzard's Kyrian Covenant Preview and Path of Ascension

Blizzard posted their first Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Kyrian of Bastion! This preview includes the Kyrian's exclusive feature, the Path of Ascension mini-game.

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Blizzard's Necrolord Covenant Preview and Abomination Factory

Blizzard posted their second Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Necrolords of Maldraxxus! This preview includes the Necrolord's exclusive feature, the Abomination Factory.

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Blizzard's Night Fae Covenant Preview and Queen's Conservatory

Blizzard posted their third Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Night Fae of Ardenweald! This preview includes the Night Fae's exclusive feature, the Queen's Conservatory.

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Blizzard's Venthyr Covenant Preview and Ember Court

Blizzard posted fourth second Shadowlands Covenant Preview, the Venthyr of Revendreth! This preview includes the Venthyr's exclusive feature, Ember Court.

Abominable Stitching Recipes from the Necrolord Covenant

The Necrolord Covenant in Shadowlands accesses the Abominable Stitching system, allowing you to craft constructs with special combat and transportation perks. Here is a closer look at the recipes.

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Blizzard's The Maw Shadowlands Zone Preview

Blizzard posted a blog post with their official preview of The Maw, the max level zone of Shadowlands.

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Blizzard is Looking into Class-Wide Artifact Transmogs in Shadowlands

In his interview with MrGM, Lead Game Designer Morgan Day clued us in on another potential feature in the works, class-wide artifact transmog! This would allow a Beast Mastery Hunter to transmog to the Marksmanship Hunter bow, rather than being restricted to their normal gun and crossbow artifact appearances. Edit: Blizzard has posted that the update will make spec-restricted transmog looks class-wide.

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Early Datamining of Path of Ascension, the Kyrian Covenant Mini-Game

The Path of Ascension is a mini-game accessible to members of the Kyrian Covenant in Shadowlands. Following Blizzard's preview of the covenant, we've datamined more achievements, rewards, and spells related to this system.

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Legendary Runecarving Testing Available on Shadowlands Beta

Blizzard has posted a feedback thread and details about the how to unlock and test the Legendary Runecarving system which is now available on the Shadowlands Beta. Details include how to unlock the system, the materials needed and updates coming in future builds.

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Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 Datamining Recap - Orc/Void Elf Customization, Kael'thas Voiceover, Affix Changes

Several days ago, Shadowlands Alpha Build 9.0.1.35078 hit, adding Orc and Void Elf customization, Kael'thas voiceover, a bunch of legendary runeforge powers, and some affix changes. As the datamining hit in the middle of the Shadowlands Developer Update and there was a lot going on, we're recapping all of Wowhead's earlier Alpha discoveries in one post so you can find things easily.

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Archaeology is Not Expected to Receive Updates in Shadowlands

In his interview with French news site Judgehype, Shadowlands Production Director Patrick Dawson let us know that Archaeology was not planning to make a return in Shadowlands, an announcement which has met with with a surprising amount of contention. To be clear, this does not mean that Archaeology is being removed the way First Aid was, it simply isn't expected to receive any new development with the launch of Shadowlands.

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City Guards and Civilian NPCs Will Receive Updated Diverse Appearances in Shadowlands

In a Shadowlands group interview, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that city guards and civilian NPCs will receive updated appearances in Shadowlands, reflecting the new diverse customization options coming in the expansion.

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Corruption Will be Removed in the Shadowlands Prepatch

During his PandaTV interview yesterday, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that Corruptions will be completely removed in the 9.0 Shadowlands Prepatch, while Essences and Azerite Powers will only stop working in Shadowlands content.

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 10th - July 14th

The eighth batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 10th - 14th.

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Renown in Shadowlands Covenants: What We Know So Far

Everything we know about Renown for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, including how Renown is gained, uses, rewards, Pathfinder, catch-up system.

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Atal'Dazar Recreated in Minecraft by Shieldomirs

Players continue to build huge structures in Minecraft, many inspired by WoW assets. Today, we have an Atal'Dazar build created by Shieldomirs!

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Onyxia Defeated by Naked Raid Group in Classic WoW

Have you ever been so angry that you decided to punch a dragon? This group has proven this is a good strategy and defeated Onyxia without any Armor, Weapons, Rings, or Trinkets equipped.

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Roundup of All The Shadowlands Announcements from the Press Event This Week

This week Blizzard followed up a Developer Update with a few informational blogs and a Press Event which included a round of interviews with prominent fan sites and community figures. Here's a recap of what was talked about and all of Wowhead's coverage linked on one page.

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Bellular Interview with Ion Hazzikostas on Soulbinds and Conduit Design Philosophy

Bellular released a portion of his interview with Ion Hazzikostas, where he asks a couple questions about Soulbinds and Soulbind Conduits.

Bellular Interview with Ion Hazzikostas on Soulbinds and Conduit Design Philosophy

Bellular released a portion of his interview with Ion Hazzikostas, where he asks a couple questions about Soulbinds and Conduits, and the design philosophy behind why things are and aren't swappable.

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Wowhead Economy Weekly Wrap-Up 133 | Shadowlands Updates, TSM UI & Resources

The latest economy recap discusses the Shadowlands press event, including the timing of the Brutosaur removal, heirlooms without experience, and no planned updates for Archaeology.

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Shadowlands Dressing Room Customization Updates - Night Elf and Orc Tattoos and Scars

We're pleased to announce that the Shadowlands Dressing Room now supports tattoos and scars for Night Elves and Orcs.

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Classic Speed Record: Onyxia in 58 Seconds with 33 Hunters

Only a day after an all naked raid group took down Onyxia, the daughter of Deathwing is being bullied once again as a raid group from <Fully Exposed> on Herod-US has set a new world speed record, slaying Onyxia in 58.73 seconds! Bringing a very stacked raid group of 33 Hunters in order to burn through the bosses time in the air during phase 2 as quickly as possible, she had just enough time to cast Bellowing Roar before falling to the combined barrage.

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BDGG Presents Raiding for RAINN - A Charity Stream

BDGG is holding a charity stream on Sunday, July 12th, 2020, from 7:30pm EST - 12:30am EST, supporting the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).

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Theater of Pain: Shadowlands Alpha Dungeon Preview

A preview of the Theater of Pain, a new dungeon in the Shadowlands alpha. This dungeon is located in Maldraxxus, home of the Necrolord Covenant.

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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Latest Shadowlands Interviews, Soulbind, and Covenant Info

In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss all of the latest Shadowlands interviews, Soulbind, and covenant information from the last week.

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Entering a Covenant Sanctum While Not Part of That Covenant Gets You Kicked Out

In the latest Shadowlands Alpha build, you are able to start testing Covenant content by pledging yourself to the Venthyr. This comes with a price: You are kicked from other Covenants' Sanctum areas.

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Ember Court - Weekly Venthyr Activity to Throw a Party

The Ember Court is a Weekly activity that allows you to plan and participate in a party with the Venthyr, with many guests from around the Shadowlands. You can start a food fight, teach people to dance, help kill assassins and more!

Ember Court Preview - Weekly Venthyr Activity to Throw a Party

The Ember Court is a Weekly activity that allows you to plan and participate in a party with the Venthyr, with many guests from around the Shadowlands. You can start a food fight, teach people to dance, help kill assassins and more!

Ember Court - Weekly Venthyr Activity to Throw a Party

The Ember Court is a Weekly activity that allows you to plan and participate in a party with the Venthyr, with many guests from around the Shadowlands. You can start a food fight, teach people to dance, help kill assassins and more!

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Bellular Shadowlands Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - Renown, Covenant Swapping, Time Skip Speculation Dispelled

Bellular recently interviewed Ion Hazzikostas about Shadowlands content, including details on Renown catch-up mechanisms, covenant swapping, and the speculation surrounding time skips in a future expansion.

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Upcoming Nerfs to Leaden Foot and Split Personality Madnesses in Horrific Visions

Blizzard has announced that they will be nerfing the Leaden Foot and Split Personality madnesses in Horrific Visions with the weekly reset.

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Echoes of Ny'alotha Comprehensive Guide - Best Ways to Farm Echoes of Ny'alotha

Since they were introduced on March 17th, two months into Patch 8.3, Echoes of Ny'alotha have become the primary currency used to interact with most of the current endgame progression systems. This guide will detail all of their uses, how you can best go about acquiring them, and the recommended strategies for both using and earning them depending on your playstyle.

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Demonology Warlock State on Shadowlands Alpha - Legendary Powers, Covenant Abilities, Axe Toss Interrupt

Feedback and opinions on the current state of Demonology Warlock and its issues on the Shadowlands Alpha, including thoughts on the upcoming Legendary Runeforged Powers, Covenant abilities, the Interrupt change to Axe Toss and more!

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Corruption Vendor: Preserved Contaminants on Sale for July 14th - 17th

The first batch of Corruptions are now available on NA servers once again with the EU vendor flip happening in 16 hours. We've listed the currently available Preserved Contaminants and their costs for July 14th - 17th.

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Legendary Cloak Corruption Resistance Cap Increased to 101

With the Weekly Reset on July 14th (NA) / July 15th the Legendary Cloak's Corruption Resistance will be increased to a maximum of 101. Don't forget that you can now buy Malefic Cores from MOTHER to help you catch up if you're behind.

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Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar Madnesses for July 14th - Leaden Foot Nerfed

The Horrific Vision of Orgrimmar is back this week and these are the madnesses for the week of July 14th. Leaden Foot now has been significantly nerfed and caps at 10 stacks.

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Mists Timewalking Active - New 50% Reputation Buff for Pandaria Factions

Mists of Pandaria Timewalking is active for the week, plus you can get 50% bonus reputation gains from creatures and quests associated with the Pandaria expansion. You can also get ilvl 410 loot from Timewarped vendor loot and ilvl 425 loot from dungeons.

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Wowhead Weekly #236 - Shadowlands Developer Update and Interviews

For Wowhead Weekly #236, Annie and Perc discuss the latest BFA and Shadowlands news. There's been a lot going on, from the Shadowlands Developer Update to dozens of interviews and even the prequel Shadows Rising coming out.

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"Zappy Boy" Zekhan Nickname Becomes Canon in Shadows Rising

The Shadowlands prequel Shadows Rising is now available, and we have a fun tidbit to share from it - the Zappy Boy nickname popularized by players for Zekhan is now canon!

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How to Sign Up for the WoW Shadowlands Beta

Learn how to opt-in to the Shadowlands beta for WoW's next expansion after Battle for Azeroth. Beta starts this week!

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Class and Covenant Recap for Shadowlands Build 35078 - New Legendaries, Conduits, Class Changes

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 contained many class, covenant, legendaries and conduits updates. This includes class changes for Druids, Protection Paladins, Warlocks and Demon Hunters, revealed Legendary powers for Warlock and Hunters, and Conduits for Mage, Monk and Warrior.

Class and Covenant Recap for Shadowlands Build 35078 - New Legendaries, Conduits, Class Changes

Last week, Shadowlands Alpha Build 35078 contained many class, covenant, legendaries and conduits updates.

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Kill World Boss Dunegorger Kraulok This Week for Chance at Alpaca Mount

Dunegorger Kraulok is the world boss up in Vol'dun for the week, and new to 8.3, drops an alpaca mount.

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Shadowlands Update 35167 Preamble

Shadowlands Update 35167 preamble is here with new strings, character customization and more! Many new Soulbind strings were added in this build which indicates that Soulbinds can only be swapped in a rested area.

Shadowlands Alpha Build 35167 New Icons - Inscription Assets, Darkmoon Cards

New icons added in Shadowlands Alpha Build 35167 include Inscription assets like inks and the new Darkmoon Cards coming in Shadowlands.

New Final Scenario Step for Shadowlands Tyrande Scenario (Spoilers)

The latest Shadowlands build added a new final step to a scenario involving Tyrande Whisperwind.

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Shadowlands Update 35167 Spell and Class Changes

Shadowlands update 35167 spell and class changes.

Shadowlands New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladins, Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladin. Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests have been added in this build! New Powers include the Legion Legendary power to rez after Spirit of Redemption for Holy Priest, 20yd Divine Storm for Ret Paladin, Emperor's Capacitor for Windwalker and much more!

Shadowlands New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladins, Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladin. Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests have been added in this build! New Powers include the Legion Legendary power to rez after Spirit of Redemption for Holy Priest, 20yd Divine Storm for Ret Paladin, Emperor's Capacitor for Windwalker and much more!

World of Warcraft Shadowlands Launcher Updated to Beta

While the Shadowlands beta announced last week has not yet officially begun, the World of Warcraft launcher now lists Shadowlands Beta rather than Alpha.

Shadowlands Beta Build 35167 Soulbind Conduits - Death Knight, Priest, Shaman Conduits Added

Shadowlands build 35167 adds conduits for Death Knight, Priest, and Shamans, plus small updates to Monk conduits.

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Blizzard On Upcoming Changes to Paladin Covenant Ability Blessing of Seasons

Blizzard has detailed upcoming changes to the Paladin covenant ability Blessing of Seasons.

Shadowlands Warlock Class Feedback - Upcoming Destruction Talent Changes

Blizzard released a blue post mentioning more upcoming changes for Destruction Warlock talents, such as a nerf to the Focused Chaos PvP talent, buffs on Shadowburn and a cooldown reduction on Soul Fire.

Blizzard On Upcoming Changes to Druid Covenant Ability Kindred Spirits

Blizzard has detailed upcoming changes to the Druid Kyrian Covenant ability Kindred Spirits which include updating its Visuals, changing the effect when you cast it on yourself, and changing the "damager" portion Kindred Empowerment.

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Shadowlands Human Male Customization Options - Sideburns and Eyebrows

Shadowlands customization updates continue with sideburn and eyebrow options for Human Male characters.

Update to Speculated Legendary Runeforged Powers for Brewmaster and Mistweaver Monks in Shadowlands

In the latest Shadowlands Beta build, more familiar Monk spells and effects have been added including Face Palm for Brewmasters and the old T18 set bonus Extend Life for Mistweavers that we can speculate are upcoming Legendary Runeforged Powers. The Mistweaver ones have been convinced by developer Chris Kaleiki, but the Brewmaster ones have not.

Shadowlands Beta Level 60 Character Template Bluepost

Blizzard has made a bluepost asking players not to use the previously available Venthyr Endgame Level 60 character template, and instead urging them to test with a new level 60 template which will be made available when servers come up.

Shadowlands New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladins, Demon Hunters, Monks and Holy Priests

New Legendary Runeforged Powers for Paladin. Demon Hunters, Windwalker Monks and Holy Priests have been added in this build! New Powers include the Legion Legendary power to rez after Spirit of Redemption for Holy Priest, 20yd Divine Storm for Ret Paladin and much more! Edit: Now includes Mistweaver Monk Legendary Powers.

Reminder – There are no Usable Beta Keys for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

Blizzard has released a blue post reinforcing that there are no usable keys or codes for Beta access in Shadowlands. If your account becomes eligible for Beta access, it will appear in your Battle.net Client.

New Mag'har Orc Earring, Eye Color, Tusk Customization Options Coming in Shadowlands

Following the recent wave of Orc customization updates in Shadowlands, the Mag'har Orc Allied Race has also new options related to Earring, Eye Color, Tusks and more.

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Choose Your Covenant Quest Now Available on Shadowlands Beta

With the start of the Shadowlands Beta, the Choose your Covenant Quest is now available. This will be one of the first things that you will complete at Level 60!

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All Gladiator PvP Mounts Become Account Wide in Shadowlands

Blizzard has made a bluepost stating that all past and future Gladiator rank PvP mounts will become account wide in Shadowlands!

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Inescapable Consequences - New Corruption Effect for 200 Total Corruption

With this week's reset, Blizzard has pushed their new penalty for wearing 200 or more total corruption, which quickly kills you while in combat. Learn more about this new effect.

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Nobbel87 Lore Interview with Shadows Rising Author Madeleine Roux

Nobbel87 conducted a lore interview with Madeleine Roux, the author of Shadows Rising. In this interview they discuss Anduin, Bwonsamdi, Nathanos, and queer representation, as well as the unique process of writing a novel for a major franchise.

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Crowd Controlling NPCs During Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer Event No Longer Prevents Buff Application

Previously, crowd controlling NPCs during the Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer event prevented the buff application. Following a hotfix, this will no longer work.

Night Fae Ampitheater - Relive Legion and Battle for Azeroth Events as a Theater Play (Story Spoilers)

During the questline to become part of the Night Fae Covenant, one of the traditions upheld by the covenant is to witness acts of your past life... In their very own Ampitheater. In this post, we go over this amusing questline. Story spoilers.

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New Flappy Bird-Themed World Quest in Bastion

With the first Shadowlands Beta build, World Quests have become available for testing, and one WQ that has gained some attention is a Flappy Bird World Quest in Bastion!

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Upcoming Low Population Realm Connections on Next Maintenance

Blizzard has announced the first set of low population realm connections during the next maintenance period for NA servers.

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Pelagos, WoW's First Transgender Character, On His Identity in Shadowlands

Pelagos, a prominent transgender character in Shadowlands, now has a dialogue option with the player discussing his identity and past memories.

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The New Volcanic and Bursting Affixes on the Shadowlands Beta

With Mythic+ being released on the Shadowlands Beta, we've gotten our first look at the new Volcanic and Bursting affixes coming in Shadowlands. Volcanic now knocks you high into the air if you get hit by it!

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Help New Players in Shadowlands with the Newcomer Guide System

Veteran players can help newer players in Shadowlands through a new guide mentor system. Players that sign up to become a guide in game will receive a special icon in the world and eligibility to answer questions in the Newcomer Chat channel.